Table 3. Brachial endothelial function.
Variable | Hispanic, n=25 | NHW, n=31 | P |
Brachial diameter, mm | 2.8±0.4 | 3.1±.4 | .006 |
Absolute flow mediated dilation, mm | .19±.12 | .17±.12 | .59 |
Relative flow mediated dilation, % | 7.8±4.1 | 5.6±4.2 | .058 |
Low-flow mediated constriction, % | -4.1±3.0 | -3.1±1.9 | .15 |
Peak systolic velocity, AUC | 1955±640 | 1608±399 | .016 |
Mean velocity, AUC | 924±372 | 765±253 | .06 |
FMD/PSVAUC | .43±.25 | .35±.25 | .28 |
FMD/MnVAUC | .94±.55 | .80±.66 | .41 |
FMD/PSVAUC a | 7.5±4.0 | 5.8±4.1 | .15 |
FMD/MnVAUC a | 7.6±4.0 | 5.7±4.1 | .10 |
FMD, flow-mediated dilation; AUC, area under the curve; PSV, peak systolic velocity; MnV, mean velocity.
a. ANCOVA adjusted means.