Table 2.
Arterial stiffness parameters of the study population according to glucose tolerance status
| Variables | All (n = 400) |
NGT (n = 179) |
IGT/IFG (n = 137) |
T2DM (ND) (n = 84) |
Pa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PWV, m/s AI % AP, mmHg c-SBP, mmHg c-DBP, mmHg c-PP, mmHg |
8.1 ± 2.1 20.7 ± 9.4 12.4 ± 3.7 136.1 ± 10.9 80.4 ± 8.7 55.1 ± 11.5 |
7.7 ± 1.8 16.3 ± 6.2 10.9 ± 2.7 133.5 ± 10.3 79.7 ± 8.8 52.8 ± 12.3 |
8.0 ± 2.2 24.9 ± 10.1 12.8 ± 4.2 137.3 ± 11.2 80.8 ± 9.2 56.0 ± 11.5 |
9.2 ± 2.5 23.5 ± 9.7 14.6 ± 3.5 139.7 ± 10.5 81.0 ± 7.8 58.7 ± 8.7 |
< 0.0001# < 0.0001§ < 0.0001@ < 0.0001* 0.445 < 0.0001• |
PWV = pulse wave velocity; AI = augmentation index; AP = augmentation pressure; c-SBP = central systolic blood pressure; c-DBP = central diastolic blood pressure; c-PP = central pulse pressure; NGT = Normal Glucose Tolerance; IGT = Impaired Glucose Tolerance; IFG = Impaired fasting glucose; T2DM = Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; a = Overall difference among groups (ANOVA)