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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 27.
Published in final edited form as: J Hypertens. 2017 Feb;35(2):310–318. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000001167

TABLE 2.

Central blood pressure and vascular parameters in the study population

Parameter Normotensive individuals Hypertensive patients
Central SBP (mmHg) 113.8 ± 10.4 131.5 ± 16.9**
Central DBP (mmHg) 72.7 ± 8.6 83.0 ± 10.5**
Central pulse pressure (mmHg) 41.1 ± 8.6 48.5 ± 14.0**
Carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (m/s) 7.37 ± 1.76 9.36 ± 2.13**
Carotid intima–media thickness (mm) 0.68 ± 0.12 0.74 ± 0.16*
Mean diastolic diameter (mm) 6.57 ± 1.45 7.21 ± 1.12**
Carotid distensibility coefficient (kPA−1 × 10−3) 28.1 ± 7.7 23.7 ± 9.3*
Carotid stiffness (m/s) 6.19 ± 1.13 6.91 ± 1.34**
*

P <0.01.

**

P <0.001 versus normotensive study participants.