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Table 3 Correlation of RHI with vascular parameters and stratification by endothelial function

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

 

VP-baPWV

SC-raPWV

SC-AIx @75

EP-AIx @75

EP-RHI (n = 39)

− 0.401 (p = 0.0114)

−0.194 (NS)

0.067 (NS)

0.266a (NS)

EP-RHI < 1.67 (n = 6)

−0.360§ (p = 0.0395)

−0.057a (NS)

− 0.038a (NS)

0.383a (p = 0.0276)

EP-RHI > 1.67 (n = 33)

0.261a (NS)

−0.147a (NS)

0.348a (NS)

0.116a (NS)

  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. acorrelations examined using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2261

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