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. 2012 Jun 26;12:48. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-12-48

Table 1.

Participant characteristics and seated haemodynamic parameters by age for males (M) and females (F)

Decile parameter  
 <30 yrs
 30-39 yrs
 40-49 yrs
 50-59 yrs
 60-69 yrs
 70-79
 >80
 ANOVA
M
 n = 51
 n = 96
 n = 138
 n = 181
 n = 151
 n = 87
 n = 35
 Age Gender Age*gender
F n = 81 n = 108 n = 127 n = 193 n = 281 n = 161 n = 103
psystolic BP (mm Hg)
 M
 128 ± 14
 127 ± 17
 132 ± 18
 136 ± 22
 140 ± 21
 145 ± 23
 145 ± 27
 <0.001
 0.003
 0.002
F
 116 ± 15
 117 ± 18
 128 ± 21
 133 ± 19
 141 ± 20
 145 ± 21
 147 ± 23
pdiastolic BP (mm Hg)
 M
 72 ± 10
 77 ± 11
 80 ± 11
 80 ± 13
 81 ± 12
 82 ± 14
 76 ± 13
 <0.001
 <0.001
 0.004
F
 67 ± 9
 68 ± 12
 76 ± 14
 76 ± 12
 79 ± 13
 80 ± 12
 78 ± 13
  
  
  
pPP (mm Hg)
 M
 56 ± 12
 50 ± 11
 52 ± 12
 56 ± 15
 59 ± 14
 63 ± 17
 69 ± 20
 <0.001
 NS
 0.016
 
 F
 49 ± 10
 49 ± 12
 52 ± 12
 57 ± 15
 61 ± 14
 65 ± 16
 69 ± 15
  
  
  
MAP (mm Hg)
 M
 90 ± 10
 93 ± 17
 97 ± 12
 99 ± 15
 101 ± 14
 103 ± 16
 99 ± 17
 <0.001
 <0.001
 <0.001
 
 F
 83 ± 10
 84 ± 13
 93 ± 16
 95 ± 13
 100 ± 14
 101 ± 13
 101 ± 15
  
  
  
csystolic BP (mm Hg)
 M
 111 ± 12
 114 ± 17
 120 ± 17
 124 ± 20
 129 ± 21
 134 ± 23
 132 ± 27
 <0.001
 0.021
 0.011
 
 F
 102 ± 14
 105 ± 17
 116 ± 20
 122 ± 18
 130 ± 20
 134 ± 20
 135 ± 23
  
  
  
cPP (mm Hg)
 M
 37 ± 8
 35 ± 9
 38 ± 11
 42 ± 13
 46 ± 13
 50 ± 14
 54 ± 18
 <0.001
 NS
 NS
 
 F
 33 ± 8
 35 ± 10
 38 ± 10
 44 ± 12
 48 ± 13
 52 ± 14
 55 ± 14
  
  
  
PP Amp (ratio)
 M
 1.52 ± 0.17
 1.42 ± 0.14
 1.39 ± 0.15
 1.35 ± 0.14
 1.29 ± 0.12
 1.28 ± 0.13
 1.29 ± 0.14
 <0.001
 0.001
 NS
 
 F
 1.47 ± 0.16
 1.40 ± 0.12
 1.37 ± 0.12
 1.32 ± 0.11
 1.29 ± 0.11
 1.26 ± 0.12
 1.27 ± 0.12
  
  
  
AP (mmHg)
 M
 6 ± 4
 7 ± 5
 9 ± 6
 11 ± 7
 14 ± 8
 15 ± 8
 16 ± 10
 <0.001
 <0.001
 NS
 
 F
 8 ± 5
 10 ± 6
 11 ± 5
 15 ± 7
 18 ± 9
 20 ± 10
 20 ± 9
  
  
  
AIx (%)
 M
 14 ± 10
 20 ± 10
 23 ± 10
 25 ± 10
 29 ± 10
 28 ± 10
 28 ± 11
 <0.001
 <0.001
 NS
 
 F
 23 ± 11
 28 ± 9
 29 ± 8
 33 ± 9
 35 ± 10
 36 ± 10
 35 ± 11
  
  
  
HR (beats/min)
 M
 74 ± 12
 73 ± 12
 73 ± 11
 75 ± 11
 77 ± 12
 75 ± 13
 77 ± 14
 0.009
 NS
 NS
  F 75 ± 12 74 ± 11 75 ± 12 75 ± 11 77 ± 14 77 ± 12 76 ± 13      

Data are mean ± SD. ANOVA columns represent results from the two-way analysis of variance for age and gender including the interaction term.

AP = augmentation pressure; AIx = augmentation index; cPP = central pulse pressure; csystolic BP = central systolic blood pressure; HR = heart rate; MAP = mean arterial pressure; pdiastolic BP = peripheral diastolic blood pressure; PP Amp = pulse pressure amplitude; pPP = peripheral pulse pressure; psystolic BP = peripheral systolic blood pressure.