Fig. 2

Systolic, diastolic, mean blood pressure and pulse rate were recorded upon arrival of the patient, before LSCI, and after LSCI measurement. Each woman (red column) and man (blue column) visited the clinic twice (sessions), once for the acetylcholine and once for the NitroPOHL application. BP indicates blood pressure; MAP stands for mean arterial blood pressure. *above the columns indicates significant differences between women and men, *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001. # in the columns indicates significant differences between the patient arrival and the before LSCI measurement (i.e., change during the resting period), # p < 0.05, ## p < 0.01, ### p < 0.001. & indicates significant differences in the blood flow measurement between the before and after LSCI measurement (i.e., change during the LSCI measurement), & p < 0.05