Comparison between Central and Brachial Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Elderly Women and Men

Table 2

Characteristics of the hemodynamic parameters of the groups.

Parameters	Overall population ()	Women ()	Men ()
HR (bpm)	74 (19)	74 (20)	73 (19)
RR (bpm)	17 (3)	17 (4)	17 (3)
SPc versus SPb (mmHg)	140 (21)/153	—	—
DPc versus DPb (mmHg)	84 (15)/83 (15)	—	—
PPc versus PPb (mmHg)	55 (18)/70	—	—
MAPc versus MAPb (mmHg)	103 (15)/106 (16)	—	—
SPc (mmHg)	—	144	134
DPc (mmHg)	—	82 (15)	88 (15)
PPc (mmHg)	—	62	45
MAPc (mmHg)	—	103 (16)	103 (14)
SPb (mmHg)	—	161	148
DPb (mmHg)	—	81 (15)	86 (15)
PPb (mmHg)	—	80	63
MAPb (mmHg)	—	106 (17)	107 (14)
AIx@75 (%)	—	41	30

between the parameters of the entire population (); between parameters of the women and men (); % = percentage; ( ) = standard deviation; HR = heart rate; RR = respiratory rate; c = central; b = brachial; bpm = beats per minute; bpm = breaths per minute; mmHg = millimetres of mercury; SP = systolic blood pressure; DP = diastolic blood pressure; PP = pulse pressure; MAP = mean arterial pressure; and AIx@75 = heart rate-corrected augmentation index.