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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Physiol. 2018 Feb 14;103(4):483–494. doi: 10.1113/EP086713

Table 1.

Artery Diameter, Compliance and Beta-Stiffness between Study Visits

N=10 Pre-Reduced PA 5 Days Reduced PA P-Values

Rest 60 min OGTT 120 min OGTT Rest 60 min OGTT 120 min OGTT Study Visit OGTT Time Interaction
Femoral Diameter (cm) 1.04±0.06 1.04±0.07 1.05±0.08 1.01±0.08 1.02±0.09 1.02±0.07 0.024 0.176 0.820
Brachial Diameter (cm) 0.45±0.05 0.45±0.05 0.44±0.05 0.42±0.04 0.42±0.05 0.43±0.05 0.002 0.298 0.050
Femoral Compliance (mm2 mmHg−1) 0.10±0.04 0.09±0.03 0.09±0.03 0.10±0.03 0.08±0.03 0.06±0.02 0.040 0.003 0.051
Brachial Compliance (mm2 mmHg−1) 0.013±0.005 0.014±0.006 0.015±0.005 0.012±0.004 0.012±0.005 0.012±0.006 0.182 0.824 0.732
Femoral Beta-Stiffness (AU) 10.5±5.4 10.6±4.1 10.8±3.7 8.7±2.7 11.9±6.7 15.3±6.5 0.043 0.005 0.014
Brachial Beta-Stiffness (AU) 13.3±3.8 13.3±4.9 12.2±4.5 12.4±3.6 12.8±4.3 14.0±5.3 0.892 0.977 0.300

Physical Activity: PA