Table 2.
Measures of Arterial Stiffness According to the Four Measuring Points
| Baseline | Warm‐Up | Directly After Exercise | Recovery | P Valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peripheral systolic BP, mm Hg | 129±12 | 137±11 | 161±17 | 120±10 | <.001 |
| Peripheral diastolic BP, mm Hg | 79±7 | 85±7 | 88±9 | 79±8 | <.001 |
| Central systolic BP, mm Hg | 112±10 | 118±10 | 139±16 | 105±9 | <.001 |
| Central diastolic BP, mm Hg | 81±8 | 87±8 | 90±9 | 80±8 | <.001 |
| AIx at a heart rate of 75 beats per min, % | 8±8 | 16±9 | 34±12 | 11±8 | <.001 |
| Pulse wave velocity, m/s | 5.4±0.6 | 5.7±0.6 | 6.5±0.8 | 5.2±0.6 | <.001 |
Abbreviations: AIx, augmentation index; BP, blood pressure. aOne‐way analysis of variance for repeated measurement.