Table 4 Effect of healthy walks on arterial stiffness, blood pressure and glycaemic, by age
≤ 64 years (N = 47) | ≥ 65 years (N = 42) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre | Post | Difference (95% CI) | p-value | Pre | Post | Difference (95% CI) | p-value | |
CAVI | 8.5 ± 1.1 | 8.3 ± 1.0 | − 0.2 (− 0.4; 0.1) | 0.182 | 8.6 ± 1.3 | 8.3 ± 1.5 | − 0.3 (− 0.6; − 0.0) | 0.033 |
baPWV | 15.7 ± 2.8 | 15.5 ± 2.4 | −0.2 (− 0.7; 0.3) | 0.495 | 15.7 ± 2.9 | 15.6 ± 2.9 | −0.04 (− 0.6; 0.5) | 0.881 |
Heart rate | 73.1 ± 11.2 | 84.3 ± 12.6 | 8.4 (5.5; 11.3) | < 0.001 | 71.6 ± 12.4 | 82.5 ± 14.2 | 9.9 (7.2; 12.6) | < 0.001 |
Brachial SBP | 134.9 ± 12.4 | 133.1 ± 11.8 | - 1.7 (− 4.2; 0.7) | 0.165 | 137.7 ± 14.0 | 137.0 ± 14.7 | − 0.8 (− 3.7; 2.1) | 0.583 |
Brachial DBP | 84.0 ± 8.3 | 83.8 ± 8.2 | − 0.2 (− 1.9; 1.6) | 0.849 | 82.2 ± 8.5 | 81.8 ± 8.7 | −0.4 (− 2.1; 1.4) | 0.678 |
Ankle SBP | 154.9 ± 16.1 | 150.7 ± 16.6 | − 4.2 (− 6.9; − 1.5) | 0.003 | 156.6 ± 20.9 | 150.3 ± 18.7 | − 6.2 (− 9.2; − 3.3) | < 0.001 |
Ankle DBP | 78.0 ± 7.0 | 77.0 ± 7.4 | − 1.0 (− 2.7; 0.8) | 0.287 | 76.6 ± 7.7 | 74.6 ± 8.9 | −2.0 (− 3.3; − 0.7) | 0.004 |
Brachial pulse pressure | 50.8 ± 7.7 | 49.2 ± 7.9 | −1.6 (−3.7; 0.5) | 0.130 | 55.6 ± 10.9 | 55.1 ± 11.8 | −0.4 (− 3.2; 2.3) | 0.755 |
Ankle pulse pressure | 77.0 ± 13.2 | 73.3 ± 14.6 | −3.6 (− 6.3; − 1.0) | < 0.001 | 80.0 ± 17.2 | 75.8 ± 15.3 | − 4.2 (− 7.0; − 1.4) | 0.004 |
Glycaemic | 152.8 ± 42.4 | 119.9 ± 30.1 | − 37.9 (− 47.6; − 28.2) | < 0.001 | 164.7 ± 54.2 | 127.3 ± 45.5 | − 37.3 (− 45.3; − 29.4) | < 0.001 |