From: Arterial health during early childhood following abnormal fetal growth
 | AGA (N = 48) | SGA (N = 23) | LGA (N = 19) | p-value | |||
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Arterial structure | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Common carotid artery LD (mm) | 4.59 | ±0.28 | 4.38** | ±0.27 | 4.71 | ±0.27 | < 0.001 |
Common carotid artery IMT (mm) | 0.33 | ±0.04 | 0.33 | ±0.03 | 0.33 | ±0.04 | 0.762 |
Brachial artery LD (mm) | 2.36 | ±0.24 | 2.12** | ±0.31 | 2.44 | ±0.32 | < 0.001 |
Brachial artery IMT (mm) | 0.10 | 0.09;0.10 | 0.09** | 0.08;0.09 | 0.10 | 0.09;0.10 | 0.009 |
Brachial artery AT (mm) | 0.10 | ±0.02 | 0.10 | ±0.01 | 0.10 | ±0.02 | 0.650 |
Radial artery LD (mm) | 1.44 | ±0.16 | 1.36* | ±0.15 | 1.49 | ±0.11 | 0.009 |
Radial artery IMT (mm) | 0.09 | 0.09;0.10 | 0.09 | 0.09;0.10 | 0.09 | 0.09;0.10 | 0.935 |
Radial artery AT (mm) | 0.07 | ±0.01 | 0.07 | ±0.01 | 0.07 | ±0.01 | 0.914 |
Femoral artery LD (mm) | 4.19 | 3.91;4.46 | 3.93*** | 3.48;4.07 | 4.20 | 3.89;4.60 | 0.001 |
Femoral artery IMT (mm) | 0.17 | 0.16;0.19 | 0.16 | 0.15;0.18 | 0.18 | 0.15;0.21 | 0.064 |
Femoral artery AT (mm) | 0.17 | 0.16;0.19 | 0.16 | 0.14;0.18 | 0.18 | 0.16;0.19 | 0.081 |
Arterial function | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
CBSI (no unit) | 2.22 | 2.02;2.46 | 2.26 | 2.10;2.75 | 2.55 | 2.11;2.97 | 0.124 |
CDC (%/10mm Hg) | 12.9 | ±2.6 | 12.5 | ±3.3 | 11.8 | ±2.6 | 0.333 |
CWS (mmHg) | 515 | ±79 | 503 | ±77 | 523 | ±85 | 0.712 |
Carotid-femoral PWV (m/s) | 5.0 | 4.5;5.4 | 4.7 | 4.1;5.2 | 4.9 | 4.6;5.2 | 0.335 |
Carotid-radial PWV (m/s) | 7.4 | 6.2;8.8 | 7.2 | 6.8;8.9 | 6.8 | 6.3;8.1 | 0.451 |
Blood pressure | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 101 | ±7 | 102 | ±10 | 100 | ±6 | 0.790 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 60 | 57;65 | 58 | 56;65 | 58 | 55;62 | 0.780 |
Systolic BP (Z-score) | 0.65 | ±0.67 | 0.85 | ±0.88 | 0.53 | ±0.66 | 0.334 |
Diastolic BP (Z-score) | 0.31 | 0.00;0.95 | 0.36 | 0.15;0.99 | 0.28 | -0.08;0.061 | 0.538 |
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) | 74 | ±5 | 74 | ±7 | 72 | ±6 | 0.623 |
Heart rate (bpm) | 84 | ±12 | 83 | ±11 | 81 | ±8 | 0.514 |