Table 2.
Arterial Hemodynamics of Participants with T1D
Placebo | Bromocriptine | P-value | |
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Pressure Hemodynamics | |||
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 118 ± 9 | 113 ± 11 | <0.001 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 69 ± 6 | 66 ± 7 | 0.039 |
Pulse pressure (mm Hg) | 49 ± 7 | 46 ± 8 | 0.015 |
Mean arterial pressure (mm Hg) | 88 ± 7 | 85 ± 8 | 0.002 |
Ascending Aorta | |||
Pulse Wave Velocity (m/s) | 4.0 ± 0.8 | 3.7 ± 0.6 | 0.018 |
Relative Area Change (%) | 28.1 ± 6.8 | 30.7 ± 5.7 | 0.083 |
Distensibility (%/mm Hg) | 0.59 ± 0.17 | 0.68 ± 0.17 | 0.017 |
Descending Aorta | |||
Pulse Wave Velocity (m/s) | 4.2 ± 0.6 | 4.1 ± 0.8 | 0.278 |
Relative Area Change (%) | 25.9 ± 4.5 | 26.2 ± 5.7 | 0.779 |
Distensibility (%/mm Hg) | 0.55 ± 0.12 | 0.59 ± 0.16 | 0.079 |
Abdominal Aorta | |||
Pulse Wave Velocity (m/s) | 4.2 ± 0.6 | 3.9 ± 0.4 | 0.007 |
Relative Area Change (%) | 26.1 ± 3.8 | 27.3 ± 3.4 | 0.158 |
Distensibility (%/mm Hg) | 0.56 ± 0.15 | 0.61 ± 0.11 | 0.013 |
Endothelial Function | |||
Reactive Hyperemia Index | 2.30 ± 0.56 | 1.99 ± 0.57 | 0.006 |
LN reactive hyperemia index | 0.81 ± 0.23 | 0.65 ± 0.28 | 0.003 |
Framingham RHI Risk Score | 0.87 (0.55 – 1.04) | 0.75 (0.25 – 0.99) | 0.010 |
Peripheral Vascular Stiffness | |||
Brachial compliance (mL/mmHg) | 0.059 ± 0.012 | 0.061 ± 0.013 | 0.156 |
Brachial distensibility (%/mmHg) | 6.06 ± 1.16 | 6.25 ± 1.15 | 0.303 |
Data reported as mean ± SD or as median with corresponding IQR. LN = natural logarithm.