Table 3.
PWV thresholds (reference population).
| ≤19 y. | 20–29 y. | 30–39 y. | 40–49 y. | 50–59 y. | 60–69 y. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWV direct/max.up | 9.1 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 12.3 | 13.7 | 14.7 |
| PWV direct/tang | 9.8 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 14.2 | 16.5 |
| PWV sn-fem/max.up | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 12.6 |
| PWV sn-fem/tang | 9.8 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 16.0 |
| PWV subtracted/max.up | 7.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.6 |
| PWV subtracted/tang | 8.2 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 12.0 |
| PWV real | 7.9 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.6 |
Statistics: regardless the PWV calculus, thresholds differed (P < 0.05) among the different age groups.