Table 3 Effect of healthy walks on arterial stiffness, blood pressure and glycaemic, by sex

CAVI

8.6 ± 1.2

8.3 ± 1.3

−0.2 (− 0.4; − 0.1)

0.012

8.6 ± 1.3

8.3 ± 1.2

− 0.3 (− 0.5; − 0.1)

0.012

8.5 ± 1.1

8.4 ± 1.4

− 0.1 (− 0.5; 0.2)

0.299

baPWV

15.7 ± 2.8

15.6 ± 2.6

−0.1 (− 0.5; 0.3)

0.580

15.7 ± 3.0

15.3 ± 2.4

− 0.4 (− 0.8; 0.1)

0.135

15.6 ± 2.7

15.9 ± 2.9

0.3 (− 0.3; − 0.8)

0.331

Heart rate

74.2 ± 12.6

83.4 ± 13.4

9.2 (7.2; 11.1)

< 0.001

72.4 ± 12.5

81.9 ± 13.6

9.5 (7.0; 12.0)

< 0.001

75.7 ± 11.6

85.4 ± 13.0

8.8 (5.5; 12.0)

< 0.001

Brachial SBP

136.4 ± 13.3

135.1 ± 13.5

−1.2 (−3.1; 0.7)

0.196

135.1 ± 14.0

133.9 ± 14.0

- 1.1 (− 3.8; 1.5)

0.384

138.2 ± 12.0

136.8 ± 12.7

− 1.4 (− 4.2; 1.5)

0.332

Brachial DBP

83.0 ± 8.4

82.8 ± 8.5

− 0.3 (− 1.5; 1.0)

0.660

81.6 ± 8.5

81.9 ± 7.9

0.3 (− 1.9; 1.6)

0.693

85.1 ± 7.9

84.0 ± 9.2

− 1.0 (− 3.3; 1.3)

0.366

Ankle SBP

155.8 ± 18.7

150.5 ± 17.6

−5.3 (− 7.3; − 3.3)

< 0.001

155.5 ± 18.5

150.3 ± 17.1

− 5.2 (− 7.8; − 2.6)

< 0.001

156.3 ± 19.2

150.9 ± 18.5

− 5.4 (−8.5; − 2.2)

< 0.001

Ankle DBP

77.2 ± 7.4

75.7 ± 8.2

−1.5 (− 2.6;-0.4)

0.007

76.4 ± 7.5

75.3 ± 8.5

−1.2 (− 2.6; 2.9)

0.116

78.3 ± 7.1

76.3 ± 8.0

− 2.0 (− 3.7; − 0.3)

0.021

Brachial pulse pressure

53.3 ± 9.7

52.4 ± 10.5

− 1.0 (− 2.7; 0.7)

0.259

53.5 ± 10.4

52.0 ± 11.3

− 1.4 (− 3.9; 1.0)

0.247

53.1 ± 8.8

52.8 ± 9.5

−0.4 (− 2.8; 2.1)

0.769

Ankle pulse pressure

78.6 ± 15.5

74.6 ± 15.0

−3.9 (− 5.9; − 2.0)

< 0.001

79.0 ± 15.1

74.7 ± 13.8

−4.4 (− 7.0; − 1.8)

< 0.001

77.2 ± 16.2

74.6 ± 16.7

−3.3 (− 6.3; − 0.4)

0.029

Glycaemic

159.1 ± 49.1

121.5 + 39.0

−37.6 (− 43.7; − 31.6)

< 0.010

157.9 ± 47.9

118.1 ± 40.5

− 39.8 (− 47.7; − 31.9)

< 0.001

160.7 ± 51.3

126.2 ± 37.6

− 34.5 (− 44.5; − 24.6)

< 0.001