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Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2016 Nov 3;180:62–67. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.09.071

Table 2.

Peripheral and central hemodynamics between races (mean ± SD)

Variable		African-American (n=54)	White (n=53)
Brachial	Systolic pressure (mmHg)	116 ± 10	113 ± 8
	Diastolic pressure (mmHg)^*	69 ± 6	66 ± 6
	Pulse pressure (mmHg)	47 ± 9	47 ± 7
	Mean pressure (mmHg)	84 ± 7	82 ± 6
Carotid	Intima-media thickness (mm)^*	0.41 ± 0.06	0.39 ± 0.05
	Systolic pressure (mmHg)^*	106 ± 11	102 ± 8
	Pulse pressure (mmHg)	37 ± 9	36 ± 8
Aortic	Pulse wave velocity (m/s)^*	4.8 ± 0.8	4.2 ± 0.7
Aortic	Heart rate (bpm)^*	77 ± 11	71 ± 7

^*

Significant group difference (p<0.05)