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. 2021 Jul 7;117(3):457–462. [Article in Portuguese] doi: 10.36660/abc.20190774

Table 2. – Pearson’s correlation between variables of arterial stiffness and body fat after adjustment for age.

  FM (g) Body fat percentage
r p r p
cPP (mmHg) -0.004 0.962 0.174 0.054
AI (%) -0.042 0.642 0.197* 0.029
PWV (m/s) 0.005 0.952 0.048 0.601
PPAi (%) 0.064 0.479 -0.042 0.647

* p<0.05; N=124; FM (fat mass); cPP (central pulse pressure); AI (augmentation index); PWV (pulse wave velocity); PPAi (pulse pressure amplification index)