BLOOD PRESSURE. 



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measured first on October 13; the subjects had therefore been upon 

 a reduced diet for 9 days prior to the first measurement. 



SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE. SQUAD A. 



The records of the systoHc and diastolic pressures and pulse pressure 

 obtained between October 13 and February 2, inclusive, for Squad 

 A are given in table 76. A glance at this table shows instantly that 

 the blood pressure, both systolic and diastolic, greatly decreased as 



Table 76. — Blood-pressure measurements during period of reduced diet — Squad A. 



1 AH blood-pressure measurements were taken with the Tycos sphygmomanometer with the 



subject sitting. 

 * Blood-pressure measurements were obtained with Fre on Oct. 13, as follows: Systohc, 110; 



diastolic, 80; pulse pressure, 30. j- i- 



'The averages for Oct. 27, omitting icon's values, are as follows: Systohc, 100; diastohc, 



72; pulse pressure, 28. 



