Table 2

Distribution of vascular function markers in Australian children and parents

Vascular measureAllMaleFemale
nMeanSD95% CInMeanSD95% CINMeanSD95% CI
Children
  Brachial systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)1777108.68.3108.1 to 109.1898108.48.6107.7 to 109.1879108.78.0108.1 to 109.4
  Brachial diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)177762.55.962.2 to 62.989862.36.061.7 to 62.887962.85.762.4 to 63.2
  Central systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)173993.06.792.6 to 93.487392.56.892.0 to 93.186693.56.793.0 to 94.1
  Central diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)173963.26.062.9 to 63.687362.96.162.4 to 63.586663.56.063.1 to 64.0
  Central pulse pressure (mm Hg)173929.34.929.0 to 29.687329.14.828.7 to 29.586629.54.929.1 to 29.9
  Augmentation index (%)17354.5111.603.85 to 5.168702.7512.001.77 to 3.738656.3310.865.50 to 7.16
  Pulse wave velocity (m/s)18034.480.594.44 to 4.529184.520.644.46 to 4.578854.440.544.40 to 4.49
Parents
  Brachial systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)1749119.812.8119.1 to 120.5216127.811.7126.0 to 129.71533118.712.5118.0 to 119.5
  Brachial diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)174973.28.772.7 to 73.721677.68.476.4 to 78.9153372.68.572.0 to 73.1
  Central systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)1717108.012.0107.3 to 108.7212114.110.9112.4 to 115.91505107.111.9106.4 to 107.8
  Central diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)171773.68.873.1 to 74.121278.28.676.9 to 79.6150573.08.772.4 to 73.5
  Central pulse pressure (mm Hg)171733.96.133.5 to 34.221235.46.134.4 to 36.4150533.76.133.3 to 34.0
  Augmentation index (%)171721.3012.2820.58 to 22.0221215.9711.5914.13 to 17.80150522.0412.1921.29 to 22.79
  Pulse wave velocity (m/s)16756.851.146.78 to 6.922087.571.137.38 to 7.7514676.741.116.67 to 6.82
  • n, number of participants in the cohort with this measure (denominator).