Table 2.

Comparison of parameters of carotid arterial stiffness, hemodynamics, and atherosclerosis between normotensive controls and hypertensive patients

Variable	Hypertensives (n = 100)
Left ventricular outflow tract deceleration time (ms)	175.9 ± 19.3
CCA mean intima-media thickness (mm)	0.90 ± 0.27
CCA systolic diameter (mm)	7.2 ± 0.8
CCA diastolic diameter (mm)	6.4 ± 0.7
Peak systolic velocity (cm/s)	60.6 ± 13.7
End diastolic velocity (cm/s)	13.8 ± 3.3
Mean velocity (cm/s)	37.2 ± 7.8
Peak WSS (dyn/cm2)	2.63 ± 0.75
Mean WSS (dyn/cm2)	1.38 ± 0.67
Pulsatility index	0.31 ± 0.03
Resistive index	0.76 ± 0.05
Global circumferential strain (%)	3.74 ± 1.78
Peak posterior radial strain (%)	-3.28 ± 1.52

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

CCA common carotid artery, WSS wall shear stress.