Table 4.

Stepwise multivariate regression analyses of the results of the vascular evaluation with the SBP/MET slope, the SBP/W slope and the peak SBP/W ratio as continuous dependent variable for male and female athletes

	Male athletes			Female athletes
	R2	F	p value	R2	F	p value
SBP/MET slope	0.161	F(8, 38) = 2.101	0.060	− 0.214	F(8, 15) = 0.493	0.843
SBP/W slope	0.139	F(8, 38) = 1.928	0.084	0.130	F(8, 16) = 0.656	0.722
Peak SBP/W ratio	0.170	F(10, 36) = 1.942	0.071	− 0.114	F(10, 14) = 0.754	0.668

Predictors of the model were brachial systolic BP, brachial diastolic BP, central systolic and diastolic BP, mean central BP, central pulse pressure, PWV, Aix@75 bpm, R and total vascular resistance