Table 1.
Participant characteristics and hemodynamic variables at rest
| Young Adults |
Older Adults |
P Value (Effect Size) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | 23 | 21 | |
| Sex, M/F | 10/13 | 11/10 | |
| Age, yr | 25 ± 4 | 64 ± 5 | <0.001 (8.61) |
| Weight, kg | 68 ± 10 | 69 ± 13 | 0.915 (0.03) |
| Height, cm | 171 ± 8 | 172 ± 8 | 0.960 (0.02) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 23 ± 2 | 23 ± 3 | 0.854 (0.06) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 119 ± 9 | 122 ± 9 | 0.345 (0.29) |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 69 ± 7 | 75 ± 6 | 0.007 (0.87) |
| Mean arterial pressure, mmHg | 86 ± 7 | 91 ± 7 | 0.020 (0.73) |
| Heart rate, beats/min | 55 ± 8 | 55 ± 7 | 0.940 (0.02) |
| cfPWV, cm/s | 5.9 ± 0.9 | 7.8 ± 1.3 | <0.001 (1.63) |
Values are expressed as means ± SD. cfPWV, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity. P value in bold indicates a significant difference between young and older adults (independent-samples t test).