Table 4.
Association between sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics, physical activity level, cardiovascular parameters, and other arterial stiffness indices with SBPc in obese children
| SBPc | BMI | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Obese (n = 58) | p-value | ||
| Sex | Male | 95.4 (7.7) | 0.943 a |
| Female | 95.6 (7.9) | ||
| Age (years) | 0.500* d | ||
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 0.481* d | ||
| Waist-to-height ratio | 0.263* d | ||
| Body fat (%) | 0.402* d | ||
| IPAQc | High activity (n = 15) | 29.93 (3.75) | 0.177 b |
| Moderate activity (n = 22) | 32.83 (5.43) | ||
| Low activity (n = 21) | 30.97 (4.66) | ||
| Peripheral vascular parameters | |||
| SBPp (mmHg) | 0.923* d | ||
| Stiffness parameters | |||
| AIx@75 (%) | 0.391* d | ||
| PWV (m/s) | 0.927* d | ||
| Augmentation pressure (mmHg) | 0.269* c | ||
| Reflection coefficient | 0.369* d | ||
| Pulse pressure amplification | −0.158* c | ||
| Parâmteros hemodinâmicos | |||
| Total vascular resistance (s*mmHg/ml) | 0.427* d | ||
| Cardiac index (l/min/m2) | −0.328* d |
BMI body mass index, IPAQs International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short form, pPP peripheral pulse pressure, pSBP peripheral systolic blood pressure, AIx@75 augumentation index normalized to heart rate of 75 bpm, PWV pulse wave velocity
*Significant comparison (p < 0.05)
aStudent T test
bOne way ANOVA
cSpearman’s correlation
dPearson’s correlation