Abstract
[Purpose] In this study, we assessed the blood pressure (BP) levels induce by posture changes from supine position to prone position and from supine position to standing in 54 healthy young adults (27 males and 27 females, mean age 22.0 ± 2.7 years). [Methods] Systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and pulse rate (PR) were measured in each posture. [Results] SBP in the prone position was lower than in the supine and standing positions, while PR in the prone position was higher than in the supine positions. DBP and PR in the standing position were higher than in the supine and prone positions. [Conclusion] The results show that in posture change from supine to prone, changes of DBP and PR were small compared with posture change from supine to standing, and the short-term change in BP was probably due to decrease of SBP.
