Table 2.
Vascular and hemodynamic parameters
| Variable | Pre N=41 |
Early Peri N=25 |
Late Peri N=26 |
Early Post N=22 |
Late Post N=24 |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supine SBP, mmHg | 103±10 | 107±9 | 111±15 | 113±10 | 123±13 | <0.001 |
| Supine DBP, mmHg | 64±8 | 68±9 | 68±9 | 70±6 | 71±8 | 0.006 |
| Mean arterial pressure, mmHg | 77±8 | 81±9 | 82±10 | 84±6 | 89±8 | <0.001 |
| Pulse pressure, mmHg | 39±7 | 38±6 | 43±10 | 44±8 | 52±11 | <0.001 |
| Compliance, mm2/mmHg×10−1 | 1.24±0.28 | 0.96±0.31 | 0.93±0.30 | 0.93±0.33 | 0.70±0.25 | <0.001 |
| FMD, % | 10.4±3.4 | 8.2±3.1 | 7.2±2.2 | 6.2±2.1 | 5.6±2.8 | <0.001 |
Data are mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise stated
a
Data are median (interquartile range)
Pre, premenopausal; Peri, perimenopausal; Post, postmenopausal; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FMD, flow-mediated dilation