Table 3.
Influence of gender and major cardiovascular risk factors on pulse wave velocity, before and after adjustment on quadratic age and mean blood pressure
| Cardiovascular risk factor | # subjects | Mean age (years) | MBP (mmHg) | Pulse wave velocity before adjustment |
Pulse wave velocity after adjustment |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (m/s) | P-value | Mean (m/s) | P-value | ||||
| Gender | |||||||
| F | 1127 | 37 | 91 | 7.4 | <0.001 | 7.7 | 0.04 |
| M | 1080 | 39 | 97 | 8.2 | 7.8 | ||
| Dyslipidaemia | |||||||
| No | 2207 | 38 | 94 | 7.8 | <0.001 | 8.9 | 0.68 |
| Yes | 6251 | 54 | 101 | 9.3 | 8.9 | ||
| Current smoker | |||||||
| No | 2207 | 38 | 94 | 7.8 | 0.04 | 7.8 | 0.84 |
| Yes | 444 | 43 | 96 | 8.0 | 7.8 | ||
MBP, mean blood pressure.