Table 2.

Vascular and cardiac parameters of the study population according to gender.

	Overall population (n = 102)	Male (n = 70)	Female (n = 32)	p value
IMTb (mm)	0.757 ± 0.176	0.748 ± 0.191	0.775 ± 0.139	0.486
CCc (10−3 kPa)	9.77 ± 4.15	10.27 ± 3.91	8.65 ± 4.48	0.074
DCd (10−3 kPa)	23.06 ± 9.93	23.79 ± 9.67	21.39 ± 10.47	0.270
aSBPe (mmHg)	128.8 ± 17.3	127.2 ± 16	132.5 ± 19.8	0.153
aDBPf (mmHg)	80.5 ± 10.8	80.4 ± 11.3	80.7 ± 10	0.910
AIx (%)	24.9 ± 11.7	21.9 ± 11.4	31.4 ± 9.6	<0.001
PWV (m/s)	9.2 ± 2.2	8.8 ± 1.9	9.8 ± 2.6	0.028
LAVIg (ml/m2)	31.5 ± 11.3	31.7 ± 11.5	30.9 ± 11.1	0.730
LVMI (g/m2)	120.3 ± 18.1	124.8 ± 16.7	108.9 ± 16.9	<0.001
LVMI/h (g/m2.7)	54.8 ± 9.3	55.9 ± 9.1	52.1 ± 9.6	0.080
RWTh	0.39 ± 0.04	0.40 ± 0.04	0.39 ± 0.03	0.288
E/Ai	0.86 ± 0.23	0.89 ± 0.25	0.81 ± 0.19	0.135
E/E′j	8.99 ± 2.65	8.90 ± 2.55	9.16 ± 2.87	0.645
S′k (cm/s)	8.23 ± 1.15	8.38 ± 1.25	7.90 ± 0.85	0.051
EF (%)	56.29 ± 3.12	56.20 ± 3.20	56.47 ± 2.30	0.683
SV (ml/min)	62.05 ± 14.62	65.37 ± 15.07	55.10 ± 10.80	<0.001
Elv (mmHg/mL)	1.45 ± 0.42	1.31 ± 0.34	1.73 ± 0.43	<0.001
Ea (mmHg/mL)	1.13 ± 0.38	1.02 ± 0.29	1.36 ± 0.42	<0.005
Ea/Elv	0.78 ± 0.10	0.78 ± 0.10	0.77 ± 0.09	0.650

AIx: augmentation index; PWV: pulse wave velocity; LVMI: LV mass index; EF: ejection fraction; SV: stroke volume; Elv: ventricular elastance; Ea: arterial elastance.

Values are mean ± SEM.

^bIntimal-media-thickness.

^cCarotid compliance.

^dCarotid distensibility coefficient.

^eAortic systolic BP.

^fAortic diastolic BP.

^gLeft atrium volume index.

^hRelative wall thickness.

ⁱRatio of the early (E) to late (A) ventricular filling velocities.

^jRatio of tissue Doppler imaging of early diastolic velocity of the mitral annulus (E′) and the early (E) ventricular filling velocity.

^kTissue Doppler Imaging of peak systolic velocity at the mitral annulus.