Table 2 Results of the PWA and the cIMT measurement.

From: Functional versus morphological assessment of vascular age in patients with coronary heart disease

  

Men

Women

Regression coefficient (CI 95%)1

n

Median (quartiles)

n

Median (quartiles)

 

PWA

PWVao

401

8.1 (7.2–9.2)

67

8.5 (7.5–9.4)

0.06 (− 0.32, 0.44)

PWVba

414

13.5 (11.8–15.3)

85

13.4 (11.7–15.7)

− 0.13 (− 0.82, 0.35)

PWVcf

401

9.0 (7.5–10.5)

67

9.5 (7.9–10.8)

0.08 (− 0.48, 0.65)

AIbr

413

6 (− 17–31)

84

30 (2–45)

13.08 (5.89, 20.28)

AIao

413

27 (20–35)

84

34 (26–39)

4.05 (1.81, 6.29)

AIao75

413

28 (21–37)

84

36 (27–42)

3.94 (1.42, 6.45)

Vascular age

     

VAPWVao

401

61 (50–70)

67

62 (53–66)

− 0.88 (− 4.73, 2.74)

VAPWVba

414

62 (41–75)

85

61 (38–78)

− 4.67 (− 8.48, 1.90)

VAAIao

412

67 (51–100)

84

72 (52–95)

1.82 (− 8.00, 9.14)

cIMT

rCCA

411

 

87

  

maximum2

 

1.02 (0.87–1.19)

 

0.96 (0.86–1.16)

− 0.03 (− 0.08, 0.00)

mean3

 

0.82 (0.72–0.97)

 

0.81 (0.68–0.94)

− 0.04 (− 0.07, − 0.02)

lCCA

410

 

88

  

maximum2

 

1.06 (0.87–1.28)

 

1.02 (0.86–1.16)

− 0.08 (− 0.14, − 0.02)

mean3

 

0.84 (0.71–1.00)

 

0.82 (0.68–0.99)

− 0.06 (− 0.08, 0.00)

Total-cIMT

412

0.98 (0.83–1.22)

89

0.93 (0.79–1.17)

− 0.09 (− 0.12, − 0.02)

Mean of the maximum

412

1.34 (1.12–1.68)

89

1.21 (1.04–1.64)

− 0.07 (− 0.19, 0.08)

Vascular age

230

 

42

  

VArCCA

 

68 (59–81)

 

67 (56–80)

− 0.60 (− 6.07, 4.88)

VAlCCA

 

69 (54–81)

 

71 (55–81)

1.74 (− 5.55, 9.03)

VAtotal-cIMT

 

73 (61–81)

 

73 (63–81)

1.18 (− 4.06, 6.42)

  1. PWA pulse wave analysis, cIMT carotid intima-media thickness, PWVao aortic pulse wave velocity, PWVba brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity, PWVcf carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, AIbr brachial augmentation index, AIao aortic augmentation index, AIao75 aortic augmentation index standardised to a heart rate of 75 bpm, VA Vascular age, rCCA right common carotid artery, lCCA left common carotid artery.
  2. 1linear regression for PWVao, PWVcf, AIbr, AIao and AIao75, censored regression for VArCCA, VAlCCA and VAtotal-cIMT and quantile regression for PWVba, VAPWVao, VAPWVba, VAAIao, rCCA-cIMT, lCCA-cIMT, total-cIMT and mean of the maximum cIMT; age-adjusted.
  3. 2maximum value over a length of 10 mm.
  4. 3mean value over a length of 10 mm.