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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Hypertens. 2011 Aug;29(8):1502–1507. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283486311

Table 3. Pulse wave analysis.

Male (n = 190) Female (n = 325) P-value*
Central augmented pressure (mmHg) 11.5 ± 8.0 19.0 ± 7.0 < 0.001
Forward wave amplitude (mmHg) 32 ± 7.7 31 ± 7.5 0.201
AI 24.4 ± 13.3 37.3 ± 8.3 < 0.001
AI corrected for HR (AIHR75) 23.6 ± 11.3 36.6 ± 6.9 < 0.001
CPP (mmHg) 43.6 ± 12.5 50.1 ± 12.4 < 0.001
Central SBP (mmHg) 144.8 ± 18.4 148.2 ± 16.7 0.033
Central DBP (mmHg) 101.2 ± 14.2 98.0 ± 11.8 0.007
PPA 1.35 ± 0.19 1.20 ± 0.09 < 0.001

Values are presented as n (%) or mean ± SD.

AI, augmentation index; CPP, central pulse pressure; HR, heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; PPA, pulse pressure amplification.