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. 2010 Jun 7;31(19):2338–2350. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq165

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
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.