| Women | Men |  | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Mean | (SD) | N | Mean | (SD) | N | p-value |
Age, years (24-39) | 31.58 | 5.03 | 1002 | 31.76 | 5.08 | 719 | 0.467 ns |
Baseline brachial diameter, (mm) | 3.11 | 0.32 | 949 | 3.99 | 0.44 | 653 | 0.000*** |
Flow-mediated dilatation, FMD (%) | 8.81 | 4.55 | 949 | 6.92 | 4.04 | 653 | 0.000*** |
Carotid artery compliance, CAC (%/10 mmHg) | 2.31 | 0.77 | 999 | 2.01 | 0.66 | 716 | 0.000*** |
Carotid intima-media thickness, IMT (mm) | 0.57 | 0.08 | 1002 | 0.59 | 0.10 | 719 | 0.000*** |
Vital exhaustion, VE | 0.47 | 0.39 | 1002 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 719 | 0.000*** |
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.17 | 0.77 | 997 | 3.44 | 0.91 | 714 | 0.000*** |
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.40 | 0.31 | 997 | 1.17 | 0.28 | 714 | 0.000*** |
Triclycerids (mmol/l) | 1.17 | 0.58 | 997 | 1.44 | 0.77 | 714 | 0.000*** |
Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 117.30 | 13.06 | 601 | 116.36 | 13.18 | 491 | 0.236 ns |
Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 71.29 | 10.66 | 601 | 70.37 | 10.96 | 491 | 0.161 ns |