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Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics, physical activity profile, quality of life, parameters of peripheral and central arterial pressure, hemodynamic parameters and arterial stiffness of the individuals in the sample

From: Factors associated with arterial stiffness assessed by pulse pressure amplification in healthy children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Sample

(n = 136)

Gender M

71 (52.2%)

Age (years)a

13.45 ± 3.21 (14)

Weight (kg)a

46.94 ± 12.60 (47)

Height (cm)a

155.63 ± 14.95 (156.50)

BMI (kg/m2)a

18.92 ± 2.43 (18.60)

WC (cm)a

71.89 ± 10.57 (70.75)

HC (cm)a

78.74 ± 12.90 (78)

WC/HCa

0.87 ± 0.18 (0.81)

WC/Staturea

0.45 ± 0.07 (0.44)

Quality of Life

 Physical scorea

84.32 ± 13.33 (85.94)

 Emotional scorea

71.45 ± 20.72 (75)

 Social scorea

88.07 ± 12.18 (90)

 Educational scorea

79.08 ± 15.89 (80)

Peripheral arterial pressure

 SBPp (mmHg)

111.48 ± 8.16 (111.17)

 DBPp (mmHg)

69.50 ± 6.16 (69.67)

 MAPp (mmHg)

88.13 ± 8.05 (87.67)

 PPp (mmHg)

42.21 ± 7.37 (41.67)

Central blood pressure

 SBPc (mmHg)

98.75 ± 6.86 (97.83)

 DBPc (mmHg)

70.94 ± 6.19 (71.17)

 PPc (mmHg)

28.09 ± 5.03 (28)

 Pulse pressure amplification (PPA)

1.53 ± 0.17 (1.49)

Hemodynamics

 Systolic volume (ml)

56.94 ± 11.37 (56.09)

 Cardiac output (l/min)

4.45 ± 0.51 (4.38)

 Total vascular resistance (s*mmHg/ml)

1.22 ± 0.11 (1.24)

 Cardiac index (l/min*1/m2)

3.23 ± 0.59 (3.17)

 Heart rate (bpm)

79.48 ± 11.45 (80.17)

Arterial stiffness

 Augmentation pressure (mmHg)

5.88 ± 2.63 (5.67)

 AIx@75 (%)

22.30 ± 7.94 (22.17)

 PWV (m/s)

4.54 ± 0.27 (4.50)

  1. aData expressed as mean ± standard deviation (median). BMI Body mass index,  WC Waist circumference,  HC Hip circumference, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, MAP Mean arterial pressure, PP Pulse pressure, AIx@75 Augmentation index corrected for heart rate of 75 bpm PWV Pulse wave velocity