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Table 1 Characteristics of the EVasCu population included in this analysis

From: Early vascular aging as an index of cardiovascular risk in healthy adults: confirmatory factor analysis from the EVasCu study

Variables

Total

n = 390

Men

n = 144

Women

n = 246

Age (years)

42.0 ± 13.1

42.3 ± 12.5

41.8 ± 13.5

Current smokers (%)

12.3

9.8

13.8

BMI (kg/m2)

24.9 ± 4.3

25.7 ± 3.5

24.4 ± 4.5

Body fat (%)

27.2 ± 9.4

19.9 ± 6.9

31.5 ± 7.8

Waist circumference (cm)

82.7 ± 12.8

88.6 ± 11.4

79.1 ± 12.3

SBP (mmHg)

116.7 ± 15.2

125.1 ± 12.8

111.8 ± 14.4

DBP (mmHg)

70.4 ± 10.6

72.3 ± 10.3

69.2 ± 10.6

PP (mmHg)

46.3 ± 9.9

52.8 ± 8.7

42.5 ± 8.5

PCR (mg/L)

1.8 ± 4.1

1.5 ± 2.9

2.0 ± 4.6

Glucose (mg/dL)

89.4 ± 9.9

91.5 ± 9.8

88.2 ± 9.8

Insulin

8.5 ± 6.1

8.3 ± 5.4

8.7 ± 6.4

HbA1c (%)

5.2 ± 0.3

5.2 ± 0.4

5.2 ± 0.3

PWv (m/s)

6.3 ± 1.4

6.5 ± 1.3

6.2 ± 1.4

AIx75 (%)

16.7 ± 12.0

10.0 ± 10.1

20.7 ± 10.9

CAVI (m/s)

7.1 ± 1.2

7.2 ± 1.3

7.0 ± 1.1

Median-IMT (mm)

0.2 ± 0.1

0.2 ± 0.1

0.2 ± 0.1

Maximum-IMT (mm)

0.5 ± 0.1

0.5 ± 0.2

0.4 ± 0.1

AGEs (AU)

1.9 ± 0.4

1.9 ± 0.5

1.9 ± 0.4

  1. Values are presented in mean ± SD
  2. AGEs advanced glycation end products, AIx augmentation index, BMI body mass index, CAVI cardio-ankle vascular index, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin A1c, IMT intima media thickness, PCR C-reactive protein, PP pulse pressure, PWv pulse wave velocity, SBP systolic blood pressure