Table 1Descriptive characteristics of study participants
Variable |
Group |
NG (n = 20) |
OG (n = 20) |
Age (y) |
54.65 ± 3.70 |
53.25 ± 4.09 |
Weight (kg) |
61.84 ± 7.76 |
55.02 ± 4.80 |
Height (cm) |
158.70 ± 5.11 |
159.45 ± 5.24 |
BMI (kg/m2) |
24.38 ± 1.79 |
21.64 ± 1.55 |
% Body fat (%) |
26.02 ± 4.01 |
33.98 ± 2.81 |
Table 2Difference between blood pressure and arterial stiffness in each group
Variable |
Group |
t-value |
NG (n = 20) |
OG (n = 20) |
SBP (mmHg) |
122.25 ± 8.62 |
135.80 ± 11.91 |
−3.946**
|
DBP (mmHg) |
77.35 ± 7.34 |
84.70 ± 7.44 |
−2.461*
|
PWV (m/s) |
6.92 ± 0.90 |
7.74 ± 0.94 |
−2.858*
|
AP (mmHg) |
10.60 ± 5.01 |
13.35 ± 4.39 |
−1.386 |
AIx (%) |
30.10 ± 11.69 |
13.35 ± 4.39 |
−0.381 |
Table 3Correlation of blood pressure and arterial stiffness
Variable |
Group |
SBP |
DBP |
PWV |
0.554***
|
0.379*
|
AP |
0.492**
|
0.273 |
AIx |
0.187 |
0.239 |