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Table 1 Correlations amongst vascular parameters

From: Establishing the interchangeability of arterial stiffness but not endothelial function parameters in healthy individuals

 

VP-ba-PWV

SC-ra-PWV

SC-AIx@75

SC-AIx

EP-AIx@75

EP-AIx

VP-ba-PWV

1

0.605 (p < 0.0001)

0.470 (p = 0.001)

0.429 (NS)

0.282a (NS)

0.240a (NS)

SC-ra-PWV

 

1

0.272 (NS)

0.220 (NS)

0.245a (NS)

0.164a (NS)

SC - AIx@75

  

1

0.952 (p < 0.0001)

0.690a (p < 0.0001)

0.678a (p < 0.0001)

SC - AIx

   

1

0.666a (p < 0.0001)

0.722a (p < 0.0001)

EP - AIx@75

    

1

0.953a (p < 0.0001)

EP - AIx

     

1

  1. Instrument abbreviations: VP VP-1000, SC SphygmoCor, EP EndoPat
  2. Measurement abbreviations: PWV Pulse wave velocity, AIx Augmentation index, @75 Corrected to 75 bpm, RHI Reactive hyperemia index, ba Brachial-ankle, ra Radial-ankle
  3. n = 39
  4. acorrelations examined using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2261

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