Age (years) |
68 (12) |
60 (7) |
67 (12) |
64 (9) |
0.098 |
Weight (kg) |
84.6 (16.3) |
93.7 (25.0) |
77.9 (17.9) |
85.9 (18.7) |
0.050 |
Body Mass Index (kg / m2) |
27.4 (4.4) |
30.9 (8.0) |
29.7 (6.7) |
32.3 (6.9) |
0.020 |
Ankle/Brachial Index |
0.72 (0.21) |
0.78 (0.20) |
0.74 (0.27) |
0.73 (0.29) |
0.894 |
Current Smoking (% yes) |
24 |
50 |
34 |
41 |
0.247 |
Elevated Fasting Glucose (% yes) |
26 |
56 |
23 |
64 |
0.001 |
Elevated Blood Pressure (% yes) |
81 |
100 |
77 |
93 |
0.101 |
Elevated triglycerides (% yes) |
76 |
75 |
74 |
64 |
0.748 |
Reduced HDL Cholesterol (% yes) |
87 |
81 |
87 |
82 |
0.915 |
Abdominal Obesity (% yes) |
35 |
38 |
61 |
68 |
0.025 |
Metabolic Syndrome Components (n) |
3.0 (1.2) |
3.5 (1.2) |
3.2 (1.2) |
3.7 (1.4) |
0.119 |
Metabolic Syndrome (% yes) |
70 |
81 |
74 |
79 |
0.807 |
Obesity (%) |
32 |
44 |
47 |
61 |
0.132 |
Medication for blood pressure (% yes) |
74 |
88 |
69 |
86 |
0.298 |
Medication for dyslipidemia (% yes) |
63 |
56 |
72 |
61 |
0.700 |
Medication for diabetes (% yes) |
26 |
50 |
16 |
61 |
0.001 |
Medication for PAD (% yes) |
71 |
81 |
72 |
64 |
0.696 |
Large Artery Elasticity Index (ml × mmHg−1) × 10 |
15.7 (5.8) |
12.6 (3.9) |
15.2 (9.1) |
11.5 (4.3) |
0.042 |
Small Artery Elasticity Index (ml × mmHg−1) × 100 |
4.3 (2.3) |
3.0 (1.8) |
3.7 (2.2) |
2.8 (1.3) |
0.019 |