Cardiovascular Responses to Squatting Postural Stress among Non-Diabetic and Type-2 Diabetic Nigerian Black Africans.

Background: A change in posture brings about a significant alteration in cardiovascular functions. The squat test has been used to study autonomic function in White Europeans but not Black Africans. The aim of this study is to determine the cardiovascular effects of postural stress in Black African non-diabetics and Type-2 diabetics.