Table 4 Comparison of SGs (PWV ratios) in the health and hypertensive patients on two age groups.

From: Assessment of aortic to peripheral vascular stiffness and gradient by segmented upper limb PWV in healthy and hypertensive individuals

SG (PWV ratio)

 < 50 years

 ≥ 50 years

Health

Hypertension

P

Health

Hypertension

P

SG 1 (hbPWV/brPWV)

0.39 ± 0.10

0.39 ± 0.15

0.896

0.39 ± 0.09

0.39 ± 0.16

0.975

SG 2 (hbPWV/bfPWV)

0.56 ± 0.16

0.54 ± 0.14

0.645

0.64 ± 0.14

0.57 ± 0.19

0.108

SG 3 (hrPWV/rfPWV)

1.17 ± 0.43

1.00 ± 0.42

0.076

1.33 ± 0.45

1.07 ± 0.41

0.015

SG 4 (baPWV/hbPWV)

3.47 ± 0.55

4.29 ± 0.62

< 0.001

4.01 ± 0.61

4.44 ± 0.65

0.007

SG 5 (baPWV/hrPWV)

2.63 ± 0.40

3.31 ± 0.47

< 0.001

3.09 ± 0.44

3.41 ± 0.40

0.002

SG 6 (baPWV/hfPWV)

2.71 ± 0.39

3.29 ± 0.39

< 0.001

3.17 ± 0.54

3.44 ± 0.48

0.032

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