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. 2015 Sep 16;7:76. doi: 10.1186/s13098-015-0076-6

Table 3.

Comparison of markers of artery function in patients qualified for bariatric surgery and in the control group

	OB1	CG	p
PWV (m/s)
Mean ± SD	8.53 ± 1.76^b	7.98 ± 1.24^b	NS
Median; range	8.45; 5.30–14.40^a	7.77; 5.30–10.55^a
FMD (%)
Mean ± SD	12.83 ± 5.15^b	14.45 ± 6.14^b	NS
Median; range	12.29; 1.80–21.84^a	15.77; 3.89–23.80^a
NTG (%)
Mean ± SD	21.47 ± 8.31^b	31.42 ± 5.95^b	0.0005
Median; range	21.72; 3.52–40.78^a	32.48; 20.22–42.69^a

PWV pulse wave velocity, FMD flow-mediated dilatation, NTG nitroglycerin-mediated dilatation

^aMedian; range

^bMean ± SD