Research Article

Reference Values of Pulse Wave Velocity in Healthy People from an Urban and Rural Argentinean Population

Table 1

Description of clinical and haemodynamic variables of the examined population.

VariableNormal population ()

Age (years)39.8 ± 18.5 (range: 10–87)
Gender (male/female)414/366 (53.1%/46.9%)
Weight (kg)64 ± 14.4
Height (m)1.66 ± 0.11
BMI (kg/m2)24.12 ± 3.84
Waist (cm)87.7 ± 14.4
SBP (mmHg)121.03 ± 11.64 (range: 90–139)
DBP (mmHg)74.84 ± 8.65 (range: 50–89)
PP (mmHg)46.19 ± 8.48 (range: 20–70)
MAP (mmHg)90.23 ± 8.89 (range: 66.7–105.7)
Total blood cholesterol (mg/dL)168.5 ± 22.6 (range: 110–197)
Serum triglycerides (mg/dL)125 ± 20.5 (range: 78–148)
Glycaemia (mg/dL)82.4 ± 9.5 (range: 56–103)

BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; PP: pulse pressure; MAP: mean arterial pressure.