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Table 2 Pulse wave velocities of each arterial segment in non-metabolic and metabolic syndrome subjects

From: Association of arterial stiffness with single nucleotide polymorphism rs1333049 and metabolic risk factors

Pulse wave velocity

NonMetS (n=73)

MetS (n=135)

P value

baPWV (m/s)

10.22 ± 3.2

11.25 ± 3.3

0.004

aaPWV (m/s)

11.08 ± 3.2

12.40 ± 2.8

<0.001

afPWV (m/s)

10.64 ± 4.9

13.88 ± 5.4

<0.001

  1. All data are expressed as mean ± SD, baPWV, brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; aaPWV, aortic-ankle pulse wave velocity; afPWV, aortic-femoral pulse wave velocity. P value, nonMetS vs. MetS.