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Table 1 Characteristics of two age groups

From: Ultrasound assessment of tensile stress in carotid arteries of healthy human subjects with varying age

Variable

Group A

(n = 23)

Group B

(n = 22)

t /χ2

P

Gender (F/M)

11/12

11/11

0.023

0.879

Height, cm

162.9 ± 7.1

167.5 ± 7.9

−2.301

0.025

Weight, kg

68.3 ± 17.3

66.7 ± 15.6

0.348

0.729

Body mass index, kg/m2

25.8 ± 7.4

23.5 ± 4.1

1.444

0.154

SBP, mmHg

139.6 ± 11.1

125.7 ± 9.1

5.102

<0.001

DBP, mmHg

87.9 ± 7.2

79.7 ± 6.1

4.607

<0.001

Glucose, m mol/L

6.1 ± 1.61

5.2 ± 1.21

1.001

0.327

Total cholesterol, mmol /L

4.6 ± 1.11

4.4 ± 0.81

0.763

0.456

Triglycerides, mmol/L

1.7 ± 1.31

1.2 ± 0.81

1.12

0.275

Low-density lipoprotein, mmol/L

2.9 ± 1.01

2.7 ± 0.81

0.77

0.433

Diabetes mellitus (n)

3

1

0.156

0.693

Hypertension (n)

5

3

0.044

0.833

  1. 1 mmHg =0.133 kPa