Table 1 Medians and IQRs of demographic data and body measurements as well as blood pressure (BP) and aortic diameter.
From: The effect of smoking on quantification of aortic stiffness by ultrasound time-harmonic elastography
Parameter | Non-smoker | Smoker | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Age [y] | 40 (27–61) | 40 (27–61) | 1 |
BMI [kg/m2] | 23.7 (20.7–23.9) | 23.2 (21.3–25.1) | 0.713 |
Pack years | – | 10 (5.5–17.5) | |
Pulse wave velocity [m/s] | 5.7 (5.1–8.0) | 6.2 (5.6–8.7) | 0.345 |
Systolic BP [mm Hg] | 123 (115–131) | 131 (116–145) | 0.486 |
Diastolic BP [mmHg] | 76 (75–91) | 79 (73–84) | 0.683 |
Mean art. pressure [mmHg] | 91 (88–105) | 96 (87–110) | 1 |
Aortic diameter [mm] | 15.8 (14.5–17.6) | 16.0 (14.7–19.1) | 0.775 |
