Table 1.
Distribution of the patient population among age groups: children and adolescents and older group divided into age quartiles
| Mean | SE | 95% CI lower and upper limit | SD | Minimum | p 25th | p 50th | p 75th | Maximum | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children (n = 365, male: 290 [79.5%]) | ||||||||||
| Age, y | 13.8 | 0.1 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 1.4 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Body weight, kg | 13.8 | 0.8 | 56.3 | 59.3 | 12.5 | 23.6 | 50.5 | 58.5 | 66.0 | 99.0 |
| Body height, cm | 165.5 | 0.7 | 164.1 | 166.9 | 11.4 | 131.0 | 159.0 | 168.0 | 173.0 | 194.0 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 20.7 | 0.1 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 2.7 | 9.1 | 18.9 | 20.8 | 22.4 | 27.7 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 159.6 | 1.2 | 157.3 | 162.0 | 22.8 | 110.0 | 142.0 | 160.0 | 178.0 | 198.0 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 73.3 | 1.2 | 71.0 | 75.7 | 22.7 | 40.0 | 56.0 | 70.0 | 88.0 | 142.0 |
| Glycemia, mg/dL | 82.0 | 0.5 | 81.1 | 82.9 | 8.9 | 63.0 | 75.0 | 83.0 | 90.0 | 97.0 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Hematocrit, % | 40.8 | 0.1 | 40.5 | 41.0 | 2.6 | 36.0 | 38.4 | 40.8 | 43.0 | 47.0 |
| SBP, mm Hg | 111.5 | 0.4 | 110.6 | 112.3 | 8.3 | 89.0 | 105.0 | 111.0 | 118.0 | 129.0 |
| MBP, mm Hg | 80.8 | 0.3 | 80.2 | 81.3 | 5.5 | 60.2 | 77.4 | 80.8 | 84.0 | 95.0 |
| DBP, mm Hg | 60.3 | 0.3 | 59.7 | 60.9 | 5.9 | 39.0 | 57.0 | 60.0 | 64.0 | 75.0 |
| PP, mm Hg | 51.2 | 0.4 | 50.3 | 52.1 | 8.6 | 29.0 | 44.0 | 51.0 | 57.0 | 72.0 |
| HR, beats per min | 69.2 | 0.7 | 67.8 | 70.5 | 13.1 | 44.0 | 59.0 | 67.0 | 77.0 | 111.0 |
| cfPWV, m/s | 5.1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 7.3 |
| Adolescents (n = 221, male: 159 [71.9%]) | ||||||||||
| Age, y | 17.5 | 0.1 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 1.7 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 |
| Body weight, kg | 67.6 | 0.9 | 65.7 | 69.4 | 11.1 | 48.0 | 60.0 | 67.0 | 75.3 | 99.0 |
| Body height, cm | 173.1 | 0.7 | 171.6 | 174.5 | 8.8 | 153.0 | 168.0 | 173.5 | 180.0 | 191.0 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 22.5 | 0.2 | 22.2 | 22.9 | 2.5 | 16.7 | 20.7 | 22.5 | 24.3 | 28.4 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 158.1 | 1.7 | 154.8 | 161.4 | 24.7 | 100.0 | 138.0 | 163.0 | 178.0 | 198.0 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 74.0 | 1.4 | 71.2 | 76.8 | 21.1 | 40.0 | 59.0 | 72.0 | 88.0 | 142.0 |
| Glycemia, mg/dL | 82.0 | 0.6 | 80.8 | 83.2 | 9.2 | 63.0 | 75.0 | 82.0 | 89.0 | 97.0 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Hematocrit, % | 40.5 | 0.2 | 40.2 | 40.9 | 2.5 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 47.0 |
| SBP, mm Hg | 119.6 | 0.6 | 118.5 | 120.8 | 8.6 | 98.0 | 113.0 | 120.0 | 126.0 | 138.0 |
| MBP, mm Hg | 86.7 | 0.5 | 85.7 | 87.6 | 6.9 | 72.8 | 81.8 | 86.0 | 91.6 | 106.8 |
| DBP, mm Hg | 64.7 | 0.5 | 63.6 | 65.7 | 7.9 | 49.0 | 60.0 | 62.0 | 70.0 | 86.0 |
| PP, mm Hg | 54.9 | 0.6 | 53.8 | 56.1 | 9.0 | 34.0 | 48.0 | 55.0 | 60.0 | 76.0 |
| HR, beats per min | 66.8 | 0.8 | 65.3 | 68.3 | 11.2 | 41.0 | 59.0 | 65.0 | 74.0 | 107.0 |
| cfPWV, m/s | 5.6 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 7.4 |
| Adults (quartile 1) (n = 283, male: 158 [55.8%]) | ||||||||||
| Age, y | 29.9 | 0.3 | 29.4 | 30.4 | 4.5 | 22.0 | 26.0 | 30.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 |
| Body weight (kg) | 69.1 | 2.3 | 64.4 | 73.7 | 14.0 | 30.0 | 62.0 | 71.1 | 78.8 | 99.0 |
| Body height, cm | 169.2 | 1.4 | 166.4 | 172.1 | 8.6 | 150.0 | 164.0 | 170.0 | 175.0 | 190.0 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24.0 | 0.2 | 23.6 | 24.3 | 3.1 | 13.7 | 21.8 | 24.3 | 26.0 | 29.9 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 157.7 | 1.4 | 154.9 | 160.5 | 23.9 | 100.0 | 140.0 | 157.0 | 178.0 | 198.0 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 74.3 | 1.3 | 71.7 | 77.0 | 22.3 | 40.0 | 59.0 | 70.0 | 85.0 | 134.0 |
| Glycemia, mg/dL | 81.2 | 0.5 | 80.1 | 82.2 | 8.7 | 63.0 | 75.0 | 82.0 | 88.0 | 97.0 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Hematocrit, % | 40.9 | 0.1 | 40.6 | 41.1 | 2.4 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 |
| SBP, mm Hg | 118.7 | 0.7 | 117.4 | 120.0 | 11.1 | 90.0 | 110.0 | 119.0 | 129.0 | 139.0 |
| MBP, mm Hg | 90.4 | 0.5 | 89.5 | 91.4 | 8.0 | 72.0 | 84.6 | 90.2 | 97.8 | 106.8 |
| DBP, mm Hg | 71.6 | 0.4 | 70.8 | 72.5 | 7.3 | 57.0 | 66.0 | 70.0 | 78.0 | 88.0 |
| PP, mm Hg | 47.1 | 0.5 | 46.1 | 48.1 | 8.5 | 20.0 | 41.0 | 47.0 | 53.0 | 81.0 |
| HR, beats per min | 69.6 | 0.7 | 68.1 | 71.0 | 12.5 | 40.0 | 61.0 | 68.0 | 76.0 | 111.0 |
| cfPWV, m/s | 6.1 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 9.3 |
| Adults (quartile 2) (n = 285, male: 123 [43.5%]) | ||||||||||
| Age, y | 40.9 | 0.2 | 40.6 | 41.3 | 2.6 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 |
| Body weight, kg | 70.1 | 1.7 | 66.5 | 73.6 | 10.7 | 52.0 | 62.1 | 69.0 | 78.0 | 90.8 |
| Body height, cm | 166.7 | 1.2 | 164.2 | 169.2 | 7.5 | 154.0 | 161.0 | 165.0 | 169.0 | 185.0 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.7 | 0.2 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 2.9 | 16.6 | 21.4 | 23.8 | 25.9 | 29.8 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 156.4 | 1.4 | 153.7 | 159.1 | 23.3 | 100.0 | 138.0 | 155.0 | 175.0 | 198.0 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 75.6 | 1.3 | 73.0 | 78.2 | 22.5 | 40.0 | 57.0 | 75.0 | 88.0 | 142.0 |
| Glycemia, mg/dL | 82.7 | 0.5 | 81.6 | 83.7 | 9.0 | 63.0 | 76.0 | 84.0 | 90.0 | 97.0 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Hematocrit, % | 40.7 | 0.2 | 40.4 | 41.0 | 2.6 | 36.0 | 38.4 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 |
| SBP, mm Hg | 116.6 | 0.6 | 115.3 | 117.8 | 10.9 | 82.0 | 110.0 | 115.0 | 124.0 | 139.0 |
| MBP, mm Hg | 90.0 | 0.5 | 89.1 | 91.0 | 8.2 | 69.0 | 84.4 | 89.8 | 95.8 | 108.2 |
| DBP, mm Hg | 72.4 | 0.5 | 71.5 | 73.3 | 7.7 | 55.0 | 66.0 | 72.0 | 78.0 | 89.0 |
| PP (mm Hg) | 44.2 | 0.5 | 43.3 | 45.1 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 39.0 | 43.0 | 50.0 | 70.0 |
| HR, beats per min | 67.3 | 0.7 | 65.9 | 68.7 | 12.1 | 42.0 | 58.0 | 66.0 | 74.0 | 111.0 |
| cfPWV, m/s | 6.6 | 0.1 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 10.7 |
| Adults (quartile 3) (n = 291, male: 158 [54.3%]) | ||||||||||
| Age, y | 51.5 | 0.2 | 51.2 | 51.9 | 2.6 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 52.0 | 54.0 | 56.0 |
| Body weight, kg | 71.8 | 2.5 | 66.7 | 76.9 | 11.5 | 55.0 | 59.0 | 75.2 | 80.0 | 88.0 |
| Body height, cm | 168.9 | 1.6 | 165.5 | 172.3 | 7.6 | 156.0 | 162.0 | 169.0 | 175.0 | 183.0 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24.9 | 0.2 | 24.5 | 25.2 | 2.7 | 18.1 | 22.8 | 24.8 | 27.1 | 30.0 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 152.2 | 1.4 | 149.3 | 155.0 | 24.4 | 100.0 | 132.0 | 150.0 | 175.0 | 198.0 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 75.0 | 1.3 | 72.4 | 77.5 | 21.8 | 40.0 | 59.0 | 74.0 | 87.0 | 142.0 |
| Glycemia, mg/dL | 80.9 | 0.5 | 79.8 | 81.9 | 9.0 | 63.0 | 73.0 | 82.0 | 88.0 | 97.0 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Hematocrit, % | 40.9 | 0.1 | 40.6 | 41.1 | 2.5 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 |
| SBP, mm Hg | 122.6 | 0.6 | 121.3 | 123.8 | 11.1 | 81.0 | 116.0 | 123.0 | 131.0 | 139.0 |
| MBP, mm Hg | 94.9 | 0.5 | 93.9 | 95.9 | 8.8 | 66.6 | 90.0 | 96.0 | 100.8 | 109.0 |
| DBP, mm Hg | 76.5 | 0.5 | 75.6 | 77.5 | 8.2 | 52.0 | 70.0 | 78.0 | 82.0 | 89.0 |
| PP, mm Hg | 46.0 | 0.4 | 45.2 | 46.9 | 7.4 | 24.0 | 40.0 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 72.0 |
| HR, beats per min | 67.4 | 0.7 | 66.0 | 68.8 | 12.2 | 42.0 | 59.0 | 65.0 | 74.0 | 111.0 |
| cfPWV, m/s | 7.7 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 12.5 |
| Adults (quartile 4) (n = 277, male: 137 [49.6%]) | ||||||||||
| Age, y | 64.7 | 0.4 | 64.0 | 65.4 | 6.1 | 57.0 | 60.0 | 64.0 | 68.0 | 87.0 |
| Body weight, kg | 66.2 | 2.0 | 62.2 | 70.3 | 13.2 | 30.0 | 57.0 | 68.0 | 74.0 | 99.0 |
| Body height, cm | 161.9 | 1.5 | 158.8 | 164.9 | 9.9 | 142.0 | 156.0 | 163.0 | 168.0 | 190.0 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 25.3 | 0.2 | 25.0 | 25.6 | 2.7 | 14.5 | 23.5 | 25.7 | 27.4 | 29.9 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 154.0 | 1.5 | 151.1 | 156.8 | 24.4 | 100.0 | 133.0 | 151.0 | 175.0 | 198.0 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 74.0 | 1.3 | 71.6 | 76.5 | 21.0 | 40.0 | 59.0 | 70.0 | 85.0 | 142.0 |
| Glycemia, mg/dL | 83.4 | 0.5 | 82.4 | 84.4 | 8.6 | 63.0 | 77.0 | 84.0 | 91.0 | 97.0 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Hematocrit, % | 40.9 | 0.2 | 40.6 | 41.2 | 2.6 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 |
| SBP, mm Hg | 125.2 | 0.6 | 124.0 | 126.5 | 10.5 | 90.0 | 119.0 | 126.0 | 135.0 | 139.0 |
| MBP, mm Hg | 96.4 | 0.5 | 95.3 | 97.4 | 8.8 | 69.2 | 90.6 | 98.0 | 103.0 | 109.0 |
| DBP, mm Hg | 77.1 | 0.5 | 76.0 | 78.2 | 9.2 | 50.0 | 71.0 | 79.0 | 84.0 | 89.0 |
| PP, mm Hg | 48.1 | 0.5 | 47.1 | 49.1 | 8.4 | 27.0 | 42.0 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 79.0 |
| HR, beats per min | 69.0 | 0.7 | 67.6 | 70.4 | 12.1 | 47.0 | 60.0 | 68.0 | 77.0 | 111.0 |
| cfPWV, m/s | 8.3 | 0.1 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 13.4 |
BMI, body mass index; cfPWV, carotid‐femoral pulse wave velocity; CI, confidence interval; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; MBP, mean blood pressure; PP, pulse pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation; SE, standard error.