Table 2.
Digital Vascular Measures Overall and by Race, Stratified by Sex
| Measure | Sex | Overall | Blacks | Mixed | Whites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPA | Men | 6.28±0.73 | 6.09±0.72 | 6.27±0.78 | 6.34±0.69 |
| Women | 5.65±0.82 | 5.47±0.83 | 5.63±0.79 | 5.72±0.84 | |
| PAT ratio | Men | 0.39±0.33 | 0.52±0.35 | 0.39±0.33 | 0.36±0.32 |
| Women | 0.61±0.38 | 0.75±0.36 | 0.62±0.35 | 0.58±0.39 | |
| PAT‐AIx, % | Men | 7.27±15.82 | 12.39±19.68 | 7.90±14.96 | 5.58±15.01 |
| Women | 16.67±16.59 | 20.03±21.05 | 15.87±15.42 | 16.24±15.97 | |
| PWV, m/s | Men | 9.7±1.7 | 10.3±1.9 | 9.5±1.5 | 9.7±1.7 |
| Women | 9.0±1.7 | 9.4±1.9 | 9.0±1.5 | 9.0±1.8 |
BPA indicates baseline pulse amplitude; PAT, peripheral arterial tonometry; PAT‐AIx, augmentation index derived from PAT; PWV, carotid‐femoral pulse wave velocity.