Gender differences of aortic wave reflection and influence of menopause on central blood pressure in patients with arterial hypertension

Table 1 Clinical characteristics distributed by gender

Variables	men (n = 52)	women (n = 70)	p
Age (years)	49.7 ± 10.5	52.6 ± 11.0	0.15
SBP (mmHg)	137 ± 20	145 ± 26	0.06
DBP (mmHg)	86 ± 12	87 ± 15	0.60
HR	71.4 ± 13	68.2 ± 11.9	0.18
Weight (kg)	85.3 ± 11.4	76.2 ± 14.0	< 0.01*
Height (m)	1.72 ± 0.08	1.59 ± 0.06	< 0.01*
Hypertension time (years)	9.4 ± 7.1	10.8 ± 8.6	0.35
AIx (%)	20.1 ± 11.7	32.7 ± 9.8	< 0.01*
AIx75 (%)	18.3 ± 9.4	29.6 ± 6.7	< 0.01*
C_SP (mmHg)	125 ± 23	136 ± 30	0.03*
C_DP (mmHg)	88 ± 15	88 ± 16	0.90

SPB systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HR heart rate, AIx aortic augmentation index, AIx75 aortic augmentation index adjusted for heart rate of 75, C_SP central systolic blood pressure, C_DP central diastolic blood pressure. (*) Differences in AIx (22.2 ± 12.7 vs 30.9 ± 12.2) and AIx75 (20.5 ± 9.41 vs 27.7 ± 8.12) persist even after adjustments for: height 1.64 m, weight 80.1Kg, SBP 142 mmHg p < 0.01

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