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

Table 1

Subject characteristics.

	Control (𝑛=11)	CP (𝑛=11)	P value
Age, yrs	12.4±2.3	13.2±2.1	0.458
Height, m	1.6±0.1	1.5±0.1	0.169
Weight, kg	49.3±14.2	41.4±8.4	0.129
APHV	13.08±0.9	14.02±1.3	0.062
TPHV, yrs	−0.66±2.1	−0.86±1.7	0.809
WC, cm	69.8±8.8	67.3±7.2	0.478
WHR	0.44±0.05	0.45±0.06	0.750
BMI, kg/m^2	19.5±3.7	18.4±3.2	0.474
BMI percentile	57±31	38±33	0.178
Resting HR, bpm	68±10	74±13	0.278
Resting systolic BP, mmHg	113±8	106±12	0.164
Resting diastolic BP, mmHg	65±5	62±6	0.169
Resting MAP, mmHg	84±3	81±6	0.152

Values are represented as means ± SD. APHV: age at peak height velocity; TPHV: time to peak height velocity; WC: waist circumference; WHR: waist-to-height ratio; BMI: body mass index; HR: heart rate; BPM: beats per minute; BP: blood pressure; MAP: mean arterial pressure.