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
10–19
20–29
30–39
40–49
50–59
60–69
PWV direct/tang
Mean
7.7
8.8a
10.2a,b
10.7a,b
11.1a,b
14.8a,b,c,d,e
SD
1.1
1.5
1.4
1.5
1.5
5.8
25
7.2
7.7
9.1
9.6
10.2
12.5
50
7.5
8.8
10.4
10.9
10.9
13.2
75
8.2
9.7
11.3
11.5
11.7
13.7
90
9.0
10.8
11.7
12.5
13.1
15.1
PWV sn-fem/tang
Mean
7.7
7.7
8.6
9.5a,b
9.9a,b,c
13.1a,b,c,d,e
SD
1.1
1.4
1.4
1.7
1.6
4.7
25
7.2
6.6
7.7
8.3
8.7
10.8
50
7.5
7.6
8.9
9.5
9.5
11.5
75
8.2
8.5
9.6
10.3
10.3
13.0
90
9.0
9.5
10.0
11.9
12.6
14.4
PWV subtracted/tang
Mean
5.3
6.4a
7.4a,b
8.0a,b
8.3a,b
10.7a,b,c,d
SD
1.2
1.4
1.3
1.6
1.5
4.0
25
4.9
5.4
6.2
6.8
7.2
8.9
50
5.1
6.3
7.3
7.8
7.9
9.5
75
5.6
7.3
8.2
9.0
8.7
10.3
90
6.3
8.1
8.7
9.9
10.7
11.1
PWV direct/max.up
Mean
7.3
8.3a
9.3a,b
9.8a,b
10.2a,b,c
12.4a,b,c,d,e
SD
0.9
1.2
1.1
1.3
1.4
2.7
25
6.9
7.4
8.3
8.9
9.3
10.9
50
7.2
8.3
9.3
9.8
9.8
11.4
75
7.7
9.1
10.1
10.3
11.0
12.4
90
8.5
9.9
10.5
11.5
12.4
14.4
PWV sn-fem/max.up
Mean
7.2
7.1
7.9b
8.4a,b
8.8a,b,c
10.6a,b,c,d,e
SD
0.9
1.1
0.9
1.2
1.4
2.4
25
6.9
6.2
7.0
7.5
7.9
9.3
50
7.2
7.1
7.9
8.4
8.5
9.7
75
7.6
7.9
8.7
9.0
9.5
10.8
90
8.1
8.6
8.9
10.0
10.7
12.3
PWV subtracted/max.up
Mean
5.0
6.0a
6.7a
7.1a,b
7.3a,b
8.8a,b,c,d
SD
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.4
2.0
25
4.6
5.1
5.9
6.2
6.6
7.7
50
4.9
5.9
6.7
6.8
7.0
8.2
75
5.2
6.6
7.3
7.8
7.7
9.1
90
5.9
7.3
7.6
8.5
9.0
10.2
PWV real
Mean
6.1
7.2a
8.2a,b
8.9a,b
9.4a,b,c
12.5a,b,c,d,e
SD
0.9
1.3
1.2
1.6
1.8
4.3
25
5.7
6.2
7.3
7.8
8.2
10.3
50
6.0
7.1
8.4
8.9
8.9
10.8
75
6.5
7.9
9.0
9.5
10.1
12.1
90
7.2
9.0
9.6
11.1
12.2
15.1
Statistics: a, b, c, d, e , with respect to 10–19, 20–29, 30–39, 40–49, and 50–50 years, respectively (ANOVA + Bonferroni).