Table III.
Arterial Structure and Function by Blood Pressure Category
| Variable | NT (n=531) | Pre‐HTN (n=65) | HTN (n=127) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Common cIMT, mma | 0.50 | 0.09 | 0.51 | 0.10 | 0.53 | 0.10 |
| Bulb cIMT, mmb | 0.49 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.13 | 0.54 | 0.10 |
| Internal cIMT, mmb | 0.40 | 0.09 | 0.44 | 0.10 | 0.44 | 0.10 |
| Peterson, mm Hgb | 184.4 | 55.3 | 202.3 | 57.8 | 221.8 | 81.5 |
| YEM, mm Hg/mmb | 268.5 | 128.2 | 304.9 | 115.5 | 308.5 | 132.7 |
| AIx, %c | 0.69 | 11.52 | 3.89 | 10.21 | 9.35 | 10.62 |
| BrachD, mm Hg, % changed | 6.16 | 1.31 | 5.75 | 1.21 | 5.32 | 1.11 |
| PWVf, m/sc | 5.75 | 0.92 | 6.38 | 1.06 | 7.12 | 1.25 |
Abbreviations: AIx, augmentation index; BrachD, brachial artery distensibility; cIMT, carotid intima‐media thickness; HTN, hypertension; NT, normotension; PWVf, femoral pulse wave velocity; SD, standard deviation; YEM, Young’s elastic modulus. P<.05 for aNT<HTN; bNT<pre‐HTN and HTN; cNT<pre‐HTN<HTN; dHTN<pre‐HTN<NT.