Table 1.
Vascular function in Turner Syndrome patients (TS) and healthy volunteers (HVs).
| Parameters | TS (n = 33) | HVs (n = 14) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBP (mmHg) | 121 ± 13.0 | 117 ± 9.5 | 0.267 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 75 ± 11.9 | 71 ± 9.8 | 0.325 |
| PP (mmHg) | 46 ± 7.8 | 46 ± 8.6 | 0.773 |
| cSBP (mmHg) | 109 ± 12.7 | 104 ± 9.2 | 0.199 |
| cDBP (mmHg) | 77 ± 12.0 | 73 ± 9.8 | 0.334 |
| cPP (mmHg) | 31 (24–56) | 29 (19–46) | 0.521 |
| Augmentation Pressure (mmHg) | 6.9 ± 3.3 | 7.3 ± 3.7 | 0.709 |
| Heart Rate (bpm) | 93 ± 11.6 | 74 ± 13.5 | <0.001 *** |
| AIx@75 (%) | 27 (11–61) | 24 (8–45) | 0.059 |
| PWV (m/s) | 4.9 (3.9–6.9) | 4.75 (3.9–6.5) | 0.321 |
| AAO-Dmin (cm) | 1.3 ± 0.32 † | 1.3 ± 0.22 | 0.992 |
| AAO-Dmax (cm) | 1.4 (1.0–2.2) † | 1.6 (1.2–1.8) | 0.782 |
| AAO-S (%) | 16.2 (4.8–33.3) † | 13.8 (6.3–33.3) | 0.315 |
| Arterial Distensibility (mmHg−1 × 10−3) | 659 ± 315 † | 764 ± 278 | 0.287 |
| Ea (BSA) (mmHg/mL/m2) | 3.1 ± 0.83 | 2.8 ± 0.55 | 0.272 |
Mean ± standard deviation is used for normally distributed variables and median (range) for non-normally distributed variables. † Only 32 TS patients were included; *** p ≤ 0.001; SBP, brachial systolic blood pressure; DBP, brachial diastolic blood pressure; PP, brachial pulse pressure; cSBP, central systolic blood pressure; cDBP, central diastolic blood pressure; cPP, central pulse pressure; AIx@75, augmentation index adjusted to a heart rate of 75 bpm; PWV, pulse wave velocity; AAO-Dmin, minimal abdominal aortic diameter; AAO-Dmax, maximal abdominal aortic diameter; AAO-S, abdominal aortic strain; Ea (BSA), arterial elastance indexed to body surface area.