Sex Differences in Peripheral Augmentation Index and Arterial Reservoir Pressure during Upper Limb Postural Shifts

Table 1

Brachial and radial blood pressure in men and women.

Variable	Below heart	Neutral	Above heart	Condition effect	Sex-by-condition interaction
Brachial SBP, mmHg
Men	123±2	116±2	111±2	<0.001	0.840
Women	115±2	109±2	104±2
Brachial DBP, mmHg
Men	76±1	70±2	69±1	<0.001	0.167
Women	72±1	69±2	66±1
Brachial PP, mmHg
Men	47±2	46±2	44±2	<0.001	0.409
Women	43±2	40±2	39±2
Radial SBP, mmHg
Men	144±3	134±4	128±3	<0.001	0.497
Women	129±3	123±4	115±3
Radial DBP, mmHg
Men	76±1	70±1	69±1	<0.001	0.051
Women	71±1	69±1	65±1
Radial PP, mmHg
Men	68±3	64±4	59±4	<0.001	0.702
Women	57±3	54±4	51±3
MBP, mmHg
Men	94±1	88±1	86±1	<0.001	0.173
Women	89±1	85±1	82±1
PP amplification
Men	1.45±0.04	1.38±0.05	1.33±0.06	0.310	0.258
Women	1.34±0.04	1.33±0.05	1.34±0.06

Data are mean ± SEM.