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Table 5.

Analysis of sex‐related differences in cfPWV levels (ANCOVA) after adjust by age and body height

Age group	cfPWV, m/s		Before adjustment age, y		Body height, cm		After adjustment by age and body height
							cfPWV, m/s				95% CI for mean difference
	MV ± SE	P value	MV ± SE	P value	MV ± SE	P value	MV ± SE	95% CI lower limit	95% CI upper limit	P value	Mean difference	SE difference	Lower limit	Upper limit	Age, y	Body height, cm
All (9–87 y)
Male	6.43 ± 0.05	.004	32.71 ± 0.58	<.001	170.96 ± 0.50	<.001	5.73 ± 0.04	5.65	5.81	0.180	−0.113	0.084	−0.278	0.052	23.07	167.78
Female	6.65 ± 0.06	.004	40.77 ± 0.67	<.001	160.13 ± 0.66	<.001	5.84 ± 0.07	5.71	5.97	0.180	−0.113	0.084	−0.278	0.052	23.07	167.78
Children and adolescents (<21 y)
Male	5.31 ± 0.04	.030	15.04 ± 0.09	.259	170.32 ± 0.57	<.001	5.29 ± 0.03	5.22	5.35	0.729	−0.027	0.077	−0.179	0.125	15.04	168.15
Female	5.14 ± 0.07	.030	14.77 ± 0.31		158.94 ± 1.11	<.001	5.31 ± 0.07	5.18	5.45	0.729	−0.027	0.077	−0.179	0.125	15.04	168.15
Adults (>21 y)
Male	7.32 ± 0.07	.001	46.37 ± 0.55	.399	174.05 ± 0.79	<.001	7.24 ± 0.20	6.85	7.63	0.758	0.088	0.285	−0.476	0.652	47.33	166.66
Female	7.02 ± 0.06	.001	47.04 ± 0.58	.399	161.15 ± 0.75	<.001	7.15 ± 0.15	6.86	7.45	0.758	0.088	0.285	−0.476	0.652	47.33	166.66
Adults (quartile 1)
Male	6.27 ± 0.08	.040	29.88 ± 0.36	.952	175.82 ± 1.39	<.001	6.47 ± 0.26	5.95	7.00	0.357	0.372	0.397	−0.438	1.181	29.78	169.11
Female	5.94 ± 0.07	.040	29.91 ± 0.40	.952	163.60 ± 1.42	<.001	6.10 ± 0.22	5.65	6.55	0.357	0.372	0.397	−0.438	1.181	29.78	169.11
Adults (quartile 2)
Male	6.79 ± 0.11	.024	41.16 ± 0.25	.278	173.60 ± 1.68	<.001	6.93 ± 0.38	6.16	7.69	0.908	−0.064	0.550	−1.181	1.053	41.32	166.67
Female	6.47 ± 0.09	.024	40.82 ± 0.20	.278	162.15 ± 0.80	<.001	6.99 ± 0.28	6.42	7.56	0.908	−0.064	0.550	−1.181	1.053	41.32	166.67
Adults (quartile 3)
Male	7.74 ± 0.12	.309	51.77 ± 0.21	.115	173.70 ± 1.26	.04	7.88 ± 0.29	7.26	8.49	0.083	0.794	0.433	−0.115	1.703	50.86	168.91
Female	7.57 ± 0.12	.309	51.29 ± 0.23	.115	164.92 ± 2.23	.04	7.08 ± 0.26	6.53	7.63	0.083	0.794	0.433	−0.115	1.703	50.86	168.91
Adults (quartile 4)
Male	8.52 ± 0.13	.028	63.82 ± 0.46	.018	172.54 ± 1.80	<.001	7.85 ± 0.58	6.69	9.02	0.663	−0.343	0.780	−1.926	1.239	66.90	163.20
Female	8.13 ± 0.11	.028	65.55 ± 0.57	.018	157.23 ± 1.30	<.001	8.20 ± 0.34	7.50	8.90	0.663	−0.343	0.780	−1.926	1.239	66.90	163.20

ANCOVA, analysis of covariance; cfPWV, carotid‐femoral pulse wave velocity; CI, confidence interval; MV, mean value; SE, standard error.

P value obtained using unpaired two‐tailed test comparing male and female groups.