Table 2.
Blood Pressure, Tonometry Measures, and Brachial Artery Ultrasound Characteristics During Examination Cycles 7 and 8 (N = 1759)
| Mean (SD)
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|---|---|---|
| Examination Cycle 7 | Examination Cycle 8 | |
| Blood pressure, mm Hg | ||
| Systolic | 125 (18) | 128 (17) |
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| Diastolic | 74 (10) | 74 (10) |
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| Mean arterial pressure, mm Hg | 91 (11) | 92 (10) |
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| Pulse pressure, mm Hg | 51 (15) | 55 (16) |
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| CFPWV, m/s | 9.6 (3.1) | 10.4 (3.8) |
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| Forward wave amplitude, mm Hg | 40 (12)a | 56 (17)b |
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| Augmentation index, % | 15 (13) | 16 (13) |
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| Brachial artery flow, cm/sc | ||
| At baseline | 8.1 (4.7) | NA |
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| Hyperemic | 53 (21) | NA |
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| Flow-mediated dilation, % | 3.0 (2.8)c | NA |
Abbreviations: CFPWV, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity; NA, test not performed.
a
Based on oscillometric calibration.
b
Based on auscultatory calibration.
c
Available in 1606 participants.