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Cardiovascular Reactivity and the Presence of Pets, Friends, and Spouses: The Truth About Cats and Dogs

From the State University of New York at Buffalo (K.A.), Buffalo, NY; and the University of California (J.B., W.B.M.), Santa Barbara, CA.

View larger version (21K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1. Means and standard errors of resting cardiovascular responses by gender and pet ownership.

View larger version (28K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2. Means and standard errors of cardiovascular reactivity during mental arithmetic by pet ownership and presence of others.

View larger version (25K): [in a new window]   Fig. 3. Means and standard errors of cardiovascular reactivity during cold pressor task by pet ownership and presence of others.

View larger version (22K): [in a new window]   Fig. 4. Means and standard errors of recovery time to /2 following mental arithmetic by pet ownership and presence of others.

View larger version (29K): [in a new window]   Fig. 5. Means and standard errors of recovery time to /2 following cold pressor task by pet ownership and presence of others.