Arterial Structure and Function in Ambulatory Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy Are Not Different from Healthy Controls

Table 3

Group comparisons of PTT, PWV, carotid vascular dimensions, and carotid distensibility.

	Control (𝑛=10)	CP (𝑛=11)	P value
Central PTT	0.103±0.032	0.089±0.013	0.454
cPWV (m/s)	4.1±0.9	4.3±0.6	0.977
Peripheral PTT	0.108±0.012	0.111±0.028	0.768
pPWV (m/s)	7.6±1.1	7.1±1.7	0.450
Baseline diameter, mm	5.73±0.29	5.63±0.74	0.690
cIMT, mm	0.41±0.03	0.42±0.04	0.576
Wall/lumen ratio	0.072±0.007	0.077±0.012	0.832
Distensibility, mmHg^−1	0.008±0.002	0.008±0.002	0.474
Compliance, mm^2/mmHg	0.19±0.03	0.17±0.06	0.376
PP (mmHg)	36±10	42±11	0.208

Values are represented as means ± SD. PTT: pulse transit time; PWV: pulse wave velocity, distensibility and compliance: Control, 𝑛=10; IMT: intima-media thickness and wall/lumen ratio: CP, 𝑛=10; PP: pulse pressure.