Research Article

Pulse Wave Velocity as Marker of Preclinical Arterial Disease: Reference Levels in a Uruguayan Population Considering Wave Detection Algorithms, Path Lengths, Aging, and Blood Pressure

Table 2

PWV levels (reference population).

All
10–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–69

PWV direct/tang
 Mean7.78.8a10.2a,b10.7a,b11.1a,b14.8a,b,c,d,e
 SD1.11.51.41.51.55.8
257.27.79.19.610.212.5
507.58.810.410.910.913.2
758.29.711.311.511.713.7
909.010.811.712.513.115.1
PWV sn-fem/tang
 Mean7.77.78.69.5a,b9.9a,b,c13.1a,b,c,d,e
  SD1.11.41.41.71.64.7
257.26.67.78.38.710.8
507.57.68.99.59.511.5
758.28.59.610.310.313.0
909.09.510.011.912.614.4
PWV subtracted/tang
 Mean5.36.4a7.4a,b8.0a,b8.3a,b10.7a,b,c,d
  SD1.21.41.31.61.54.0
254.95.46.26.87.28.9
505.16.37.37.87.99.5
755.67.38.29.08.710.3
906.38.18.79.910.711.1
PWV direct/max.up
 Mean7.38.3a9.3a,b9.8a,b10.2a,b,c12.4a,b,c,d,e
  SD0.91.21.11.31.42.7
256.97.48.38.99.310.9
507.28.39.39.89.811.4
757.79.110.110.311.012.4
908.59.910.511.512.414.4
PWV sn-fem/max.up
 Mean7.27.17.9b8.4a,b8.8a,b,c10.6a,b,c,d,e
  SD0.91.10.91.21.42.4
256.96.27.07.57.99.3
507.27.17.98.48.59.7
757.67.98.79.09.510.8
908.18.68.910.010.712.3
PWV subtracted/max.up
 Mean5.06.0a6.7a7.1a,b7.3a,b8.8a,b,c,d
  SD1.01.11.11.21.42.0
254.65.15.96.26.67.7
504.95.96.76.87.08.2
755.26.67.37.87.79.1
905.97.37.68.59.010.2
PWV real
 Mean6.17.2a8.2a,b8.9a,b9.4a,b,c12.5a,b,c,d,e
  SD0.91.31.21.61.84.3
255.76.27.37.88.210.3
506.07.18.48.98.910.8
756.57.99.09.510.112.1
907.29.09.611.112.215.1

Statistics: a, b, c, d, e , with respect to 10–19, 20–29, 30–39, 40–49, and 50–50 years, respectively (ANOVA + Bonferroni).