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Table 2 Participant characteristics and seated haemodynamic parameters by age for normotensive males (M) and females (F)

From: Assessment of central haemomodynamics from a brachial cuff in a community setting

Decile parameter

 

<30 yrs

30-39 yrs

40-49 yrs

50-59 yrs

60-69 yrs

70-79

>80

ANOVA

M

n = 42

n = 73

n = 100

n = 105

n = 77

n = 35

n = 18

Age

Gender

Age*gender

F

n = 74

n = 95

n = 91

n = 128

n = 129

n = 64

n = 35

psystolic BP (mm Hg)

M

123 ± 10

119 ± 10

123 ± 10

121 ± 11

124 ± 12

124 ± 12

122 ± 14

<0.001

0.001

<0.001

F

113 ± 12

111 ± 11

118 ± 12

123 ± 12

123 ± 11

124 ± 11

122 ± 12

 

pdiastolic BP (mm Hg)

M

70 ± 9

73 ± 8

76 ± 8

74 ± 9

74 ± 9

72 ± 10

68 ± 10

<0.001

<0.001

0.01

F

66 ± 8

65 ± 9

70 ± 10

73 ± 10

71 ± 10

72 ± 9

67 ± 9

 

pPP (mm Hg)

M

53 ± 10

46 ± 8

47 ± 8

47 ± 8

49 ± 9

50 ± 8

53 ± 9

<0.001

NS

<0.001

F

47 ± 9

46 ± 9

48 ± 8

50 ± 9

52 ± 10

52 ± 10

54 ± 9

 

MAP (mm Hg)

M

88 ± 8

88 ± 8

91 ± 8

90 ± 9

91 ± 9

90 ± 10

86 ± 10

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

F

81 ± 9

81 ± 9

86 ± 10

89 ± 10

89 ± 9

90 ± 8

85 ± 9

 

csystolic BP (mm Hg)

M

108 ± 9

107 ± 9

111 ± 9

110 ± 11

113 ± 12

113 ± 14

112 ± 15

<0.001

0.002

<0.001

F

100 ± 11

100 ± 11

106 ± 12

112 ± 12

113 ± 11

114 ± 11

111 ± 11

 

cPP (mm Hg)

M

35 ± 7

32 ± 7

34 ± 6

34 ± 7

38 ± 8

39 ± 8

41 ± 7

<0.001

0.03

0.006

F

32 ± 6

33 ± 7

35 ± 7

38 ± 8

40 ± 8

40 ± 8

42 ± 8

 

PP Amp (ratio)

M

1.52 ± 0.18

1.44 ± 0.14

1.39 ± 0.12

1.37 ± 0.13

1.32 ± 0.10

1.32 ± 0.15

1.31 ± 0.12

<0.001

0.004

NS

 

F

1.48 ± 0.17

1.40 ± 0.12

1.38 ± 0.12

1.33 ± 0.11

1.31 ± 0.10

1.30 ± 0.11

1.30 ± 0.11

 

AP (mmHg)

M

5 ± 4

6 ± 4

8 ± 4

8 ± 4

9 ± 4

10 ± 6

11 ± 5

<0.01

<0.001

NS

F

8 ± 5

9 ± 4

10 ± 4

12 ± 5

12 ± 5

13 ± 6

14 ± 6

 

AIx (%)

M

15 ± 10

19 ± 10

22 ± 10

23 ± 10

26 ± 8

26 ± 11

25 ± 11

<0.001

<0.001

NS

F

23 ± 11

28 ± 9

29 ± 9

32 ± 9

33 ± 9

33 ± 10

33 ± 11

 

HR (beats/min)

M

72 ± 10

72 ± 11

71 ± 10

75 ± 11

78 ± 12

76 ± 13

76 ± 14

0.03

NS

NS

F

75 ± 13

74 ± 11

75 ± 13

75 ± 11

77 ± 14

76 ± 13

75 ± 14

 
  1. Data are mean ± SD. ANOVA columns represent results from the two-way analysis of variance for age and gender including the interaction term.
  2. AP = augmentation pressure; AIx = augmentation index; cPP = central pulse pressure; csystolic BP = central systolic blood pressure; HR = heart rate; MAP = mean arterial pressure; pdiastolic BP = peripheral diastolic blood pressure; PP Amp = pulse pressure amplitude; pPP = peripheral pulse pressure; psystolic BP = peripheral systolic blood pressure.
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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