Table 2 Description of carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV), Augmentation Index (AIx), forward wave amplitude (Pf), and backward wave amplitude (Pb) according to the age category in the female and male reference population.
Age category (years) | Female reference population | Male reference population | P-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean ± 2 SD | Median (10–90%) | N | Mean–+ 2 SD | Median (10%–90%) | |||
cfPWV (m/sec) | 18–30 | 696 | 6.7 (4.7–8.7) | 6.6 (5.6–8) | 625 | 7.1 (4.7–9.4) | 6.9 (5.8–8.6) | < 0.001 |
30–40 | 606 | 7.2 (4.7–9.8) | 7 (5.9–8.8) | 574 | 7.7 (5.2–10.2) | 7.6 (6.2–9.4) | < 0.001 | |
40–50 | 767 | 7.8 (5.2–10.4) | 7.6 (6.3–9.4) | 575 | 8.2 (5.3–11.1) | 8 (6.7–10.1) | < 0.001 | |
50–60 | 600 | 8.3 (5–11.7) | 8.0 (6.5–10.6) | 445 | 8.7 (5.6–11.8) | 8.5 (6.9–10.8) | < 0.001 | |
60–70 | 360 | 9.1 (5.8–12.4) | 8.8 (7.2–11.3) | 203 | 9.4 (5.5–13.2) | 9.2 (7.1–12.2) | 0.2 | |
> = 70 | 138 | 10.3 (6.2–14.4) | 10.3 (7.6–13.1) | 65 | 10.7 (6.4–15.0) | 10.4 (8.1–13.8) | 0.3 | |
AIx (%) | 18–30 | 606 | 8.2 (− 15.3–31.6) | 9.0 (− 8.0–23.0) | 585 | 0.6 (− 22.3–23.4) | 0.0 (− 14.0–15.6) | < 0.001 |
30–40 | 499 | 18.2 (− 3.9–40.3) | 19.0 (4.0–32.0) | 553 | 8.7 (− 14–31.3) | 9.0 (− 6.0–23.0) | < 0.001 | |
40–50 | 736 | 27.7 (7.6–47.8) | 28.0 (14.0–40.0) | 612 | 17.4 (− 5.4–40.2) | 18.0 (2.0 – 31.0) | < 0.001 | |
50–60 | 599 | 33.9 (12.6–55.2) | 34.0 (21.0–47.0) | 471 | 22.9 (3.2–42.5) | 23.0 (9.0 – 35.0) | < 0.001 | |
60–70 | 392 | 35.2 (17.2–53.2) | 35.0 (25.0–45.0) | 238 | 28.3 (7.8–48.8) | 29.0 (15.0–40.3) | < 0.001 | |
> = 70 | 158 | 36.1 (16.7–55.5) | 36.5 (23.0–48.0) | 98 | 30.1 (12–48.3) | 30.0 (19.0 – 41.0) | < 0.001 | |
Pf (mmHg) | 18–30 | 604 | 24.1 (13.3–35) | 23.7 (17.5–31.2) | 583 | 26.6 (13.2–40.1) | 25.9 (19–35.8) | < 0.001 |
30–40 | 494 | 23.0 (13.4–32.7) | 22.6 (17.2–28.8) | 551 | 25.3 (12.8–37.8) | 24.3 (18.5–33) | < 0.001 | |
40–50 | 731 | 24.3 (13.5–35.2) | 23.9 (17.9–31.3) | 610 | 26 (13.6–38.4) | 25.4 (19.3–34.1) | < 0.001 | |
50–60 | 598 | 26.6 (12.9–40.3) | 25.8 (19.1–35) | 463 | 26.5 (14.5–38.5) | 26.2 (19.4–33.8) | 0.8 | |
60–70 | 390 | 30.1 (14.5–45.8) | 29.2 (20.9–41.1) | 236 | 30.5 (15–46) | 29.4 (22–41.7) | 0.6 | |
> = 70 | 156 | 33.8 (16.3–51.3) | 33.1 (23.5–45.1) | 93 | 33.6 (16.7–50.5) | 31.5 (24.9–44) | 0.6 | |
Pb (mmHg) | 18–30 | 604 | 11.3 (5.4–17.1) | 11 (7.8–15.2) | 585 | 11.7 (4.3–19) | 11.1 (7.6–16.2) | 0.3 |
30–40 | 495 | 12.6 (5.6–19.6) | 12.1 (8.7–16.8) | 551 | 12.5 (5.6–19.3) | 12.1 (8.4–17) | 0.5 | |
40–50 | 730 | 15.2 (7.1–23.4) | 14.7 (10.4–20.4) | 610 | 14.4 (5.9–22.9) | 13.9 (9.5–19.8) | < 0.001 | |
50–60 | 597 | 18.1 (7.5–28.6) | 17.7 (11.8–24.9) | 464 | 15.9 (7.2–24.5) | 15.3 (10.8–21.6) | < 0.001 | |
60–70 | 389 | 20.9 (9.2–32.7) | 20.3 (14.1–29.2) | 235 | 19.4 (8.3–30.6) | 18.7 (12.5–27.8) | 0.003 | |
> = 70 | 156 | 24 (12.1–35.8) | 23.9 (16.6–32.5) | 93 | 22.1 (10.5–33.8) | 20.9 (15.3–29.1) | 0.007 | |
