Reference Intervals of Central Aortic Blood Pressure and Augmentation Index Assessed with an Oscillometric Device in Healthy Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults from Argentina
Table 1
Children and adolescents characteristics.
All (1038)
Male ()
Female ()
value (male versus female)
MV
SD
Min
Max
MV
SD
Min
Max
MV
SD
Min
Max
Age (years)
15.35
3.15
5.00
21.92
15.51
2.84
5.00
21.75
15.15
3.49
5.17
21.92
0.068
Body height (cm)
162.67
13.98
102.00
191.00
167.15
13.72
104.00
191.00
157.09
12.20
102.00
178.00
<0.001
Body weight (Kg)
57.00
14.14
15.00
96.00
61.39
14.70
15.00
96.00
51.51
11.22
18.00
75.00
<0.001
BMI (Kg./m2)
21.17
3.11
7.90
29.40
21.60
3.14
13.60
29.40
20.64
2.98
7.90
27.82
<0.001
Jugulo -symphysis distance (cm)
47.48
4.96
28.00
74.00
49.13
4.87
28.00
74.00
45.44
4.27
28.00
56.00
<0.001
Heart rate (b.p.m.)
68.43
12.17
44.00
113.00
65.49
11.83
44.00
104.00
72.09
11.60
44.00
113.00
<0.001
Peripheral SBP (mmHg)
111.81
9.58
81.00
135.00
114.01
9.64
89.00
135.00
109.06
8.78
81.00
134.00
<0.001
Peripheral MBP (mmHg)
79.07
7.49
8.00
102.00
79.24
7.68
8.00
98.00
78.86
7.25
61.00
102.00
0.412
Peripheral DBP (mmHg)
62.71
7.51
3.00
89.00
61.97
7.17
36.00
82.00
63.63
7.84
3.00
89.00
<0.001
Peripheral PP (mmHg)
48.96
8.29
.49
86.00
51.99
8.12
31.00
86.00
45.17
6.81
.49
70.00
<0.001
Central (aortic) SBP (mmHg)
98.86
8.39
75.20
124.90
99.35
8.40
78.00
124.90
98.24
8.36
75.20
121.00
0.035
Central (aortic) PP (mmHg)
36.26
5.88
21.80
62.90
37.43
5.72
21.80
62.90
34.78
5.75
23.20
58.60
<0.001
Peripheral (brachial) AIx (%)
.60
0.122
cAIx (%)
45.90
<0.001
cAIx HR75 (%)
45.61
<0.001
Return time (ms)
173.47
21.17
14.00
310.00
178.91
19.43
85.00
230.00
166.68
21.32
14.00
310.00
<0.001
Ejection duration (ms)
299.06
22.73
185.00
385.00
297.90
21.09
185.00
360.00
300.49
24.59
190.00
385.00
0.068
Ao-PWV (m/s)
5.50
.63
3.40
7.70
5.51
.64
3.40
7.70
5.48
.62
3.90
7.70
0.607
BMI: body mass index. SBP, MBP, DBP, and PP: systolic, mean, diastolic, and pulse blood pressure, respectively. AIx: augmentation index. cAIx and cAIx HR75: central (aortic) augmentation index net value and normalized for heart rate equal 75 beats/minute, respectively. Ao-PWV: Aortic pulse wave velocity. Min and Max: minimal and maximal value, respectively. A was considered statistically significant.
