Table 2.
Association between aortic characteristics and anthropometric and haemodynamic parameters.
| Central (aortic) SBP (mmHg) | cAIx (%) | Age (years) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (0: male; 1: female) | R | −.066 | .334 | −.057 |
| P | .035 | .000 | .068 | |
| Age (years) | R | .263 | −.188 | 1.000 |
| P | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Body height (cm) | R | .238 | −.371 | .678 |
| P | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Body weight (Kg) | R | .318 | −.362 | .617 |
| P | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | R | .320 | −.215 | .414 |
| P | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Yugulo-symphysis distance (cm) | R | .242 | −.378 | .656 |
| P | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Heart rate (b.p.m.) | R | .054 | .005 | −.358 |
| P | .079 | .881 | .000 | |
| Peripheral SBP (mmHg) | R | .892 | −.216 | .308 |
| P | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Peripheral MBP (mmHg) | R | .863 | −.016 | .293 |
| P | .000 | .617 | .000 | |
| Peripheral DBP (mmHg) | R | .720 | .107 | .236 |
| P | .000 | .001 | .000 | |
| Peripheral PP (mmHg) | R | .385 | −.336 | .131 |
| P | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Central (aortic) SBP (mmHg) | R | 1.000 | .164 | .263 |
| P | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Central (aortic) PP (mmHg) | R | .525 | .180 | .040 |
| P | .000 | .000 | .202 | |
| Peripheral (brachial) AIx | R | −.018 | .079 | −.079 |
| P | .571 | .011 | .011 | |
| cAIx (%) | R | .164 | 1.000 | −.188 |
| P | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| cAIx HR75 (%) | R | .162 | .997 | −.160 |
| P | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Ejection duration (ms) | R | −.026 | .207 | .096 |
| P | .396 | .000 | .002 | |
| Return time (ms) | R | −.118 | −.327 | .152 |
| P | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Ao-PWV (m/s) | R | .374 | .010 | .456 |
| P | .000 | .757 | .000 |
BMI: body mass index. SBP, MBP, DBP, and PP: systolic, mean, diastolic, and pulse blood pressure, respectively. AIx: augmentation index. cAIx and cAIx HR75: central (aortic) augmentation index net value and normalized for heart rate equal 75 beats/minute, respectively. Ao-PWV: aortic pulse wave velocity. A p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.