Table 2.
PWV levels (reference population).
| All | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50–59 | 60–69 | |
| PWV direct/tang | ||||||
| Mean | 7.7 | 8.8a | 10.2a,b | 10.7a,b | 11.1a,b | 14.8a,b,c,d,e |
| SD | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5.8 |
| P 25 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 12.5 |
| P 50 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 13.2 |
| P 75 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 13.7 |
| P 90 | 9.0 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 15.1 |
| PWV sn-fem/tang | ||||||
| Mean | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 9.5a,b | 9.9a,b,c | 13.1a,b,c,d,e |
| SD | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 4.7 |
| P 25 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 10.8 |
| P 50 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 11.5 |
| P 75 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 13.0 |
| P 90 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 14.4 |
| PWV subtracted/tang | ||||||
| Mean | 5.3 | 6.4a | 7.4a,b | 8.0a,b | 8.3a,b | 10.7a,b,c,d |
| SD | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| P 25 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 8.9 |
| P 50 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 9.5 |
| P 75 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 10.3 |
| P 90 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 11.1 |
| PWV direct/max.up | ||||||
| Mean | 7.3 | 8.3a | 9.3a,b | 9.8a,b | 10.2a,b,c | 12.4a,b,c,d,e |
| SD | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
| P 25 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 10.9 |
| P 50 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 11.4 |
| P 75 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 12.4 |
| P 90 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 12.4 | 14.4 |
| PWV sn-fem/max.up | ||||||
| Mean | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.9b | 8.4a,b | 8.8a,b,c | 10.6a,b,c,d,e |
| SD | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| P 25 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 9.3 |
| P 50 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 9.7 |
| P 75 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 10.8 |
| P 90 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 12.3 |
| PWV subtracted/max.up | ||||||
| Mean | 5.0 | 6.0a | 6.7a | 7.1a,b | 7.3a,b | 8.8a,b,c,d |
| SD | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| P 25 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.7 |
| P 50 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 8.2 |
| P 75 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 9.1 |
| P 90 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 10.2 |
| PWV real | ||||||
| Mean | 6.1 | 7.2a | 8.2a,b | 8.9a,b | 9.4a,b,c | 12.5a,b,c,d,e |
| SD | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 4.3 |
| P 25 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 10.3 |
| P 50 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 10.8 |
| P 75 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 12.1 |
| P 90 | 7.2 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 12.2 | 15.1 |
Statistics: a, b, c, d, e , P < 0.05 with respect to 10–19, 20–29, 30–39, 40–49, and 50–50 years, respectively (ANOVA + Bonferroni).