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Table 1 Correlation between SBP variability and aortic pulse wave velocity in males and females

From: 1.5 Age and Sex Differences in the Association of Brachial and Central Blood Pressure Variability with Arterial Stiffness

SBP variability

Males (n = 431)

Females (n = 526)

p*

 

r

p

r

p

 

Brachial

     

24 h time-weighted SD

0.11

0.02

0.31

<0.0001

0.001

Day SD

0.12

0.01

0.32

<0.0001

0.001

Night SD

0.01

0.81

0.16

0.0002

0.02

Central

     

24 h time-weighted SD

0.20

<0.0001

0.34

<0.0001

0.02

Day SD

0.21

<0.0001

0.34

<0.0001

0.03

Night SD

0.08

0.08

0.18

<0.0001

0.12

  1. *p-value derived from Z-test; SD, standard deviation; r, correlation coefficient.