From: Associations between aortic pulse wave velocity and aortic and carotid vessel wall thickness in patients with hypertension: assessment with MRI
Hypertension
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p-value t-test
Aortic PWV (m/s)
7.0 ± 1.4
5.7 ± 1.3
0.011
Aortic wall thickness/BSA
0.12 ± 0.03
0.10 ± 0.03
<0.001
Carotid wall thickness/BSA
0.04 ± 0.01
0.03 ± 0.01
0.014