Table 3 Aortic characteristics of the study group separated in age groups
| Â | Age groups | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | >70 | ||||||
| Â | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female |
|  | (n = 92) | (n = 117) | (n = 54) | (n = 44) | (n = 66) | (n = 80) | (n = 39) | (n = 57) | (n = 61) | (n = 56) | (n = 57) | (n = 54) |
Pulse Wave Velocity (m/s) | 4.4 ± 0.8 | 4.3 ± 0.7 | 5.1 ± 1.0 | 5.5 ± 1.6 | 6.8 ± 2.3 | 6.5 ± 3.1 | 8.6 ± 4.4 | 7.8 ± 2.8 | 9.6 ± 4.1 | 9.6 ± 6.4 | 13.0 ± 7.7 | 11.9 ± 7.5 |
Aortic Distensibility (mmHg −1 ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ascending | 7.8 ± 2.5 | 8.9 ± 2.5 | 5.3 ± 1.8 | 5.9 ± 2.6 | 3.8 ± 1.3 | 4.0 ± 1.6 | 3.3 ± 1.6 | 3.1 ± 1.8 | 1.8 ± 1.3 | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 1.3 ± 0.9 | 1.1 ± 0.8 |
Proximal Descending | 6.2 ± 1.7 | 7.1 ± 1.9 | 5.3 ± 1.8 | 5.2 ± 2.0 | 3.9 ± 1.4 | 4.5 ± 1.7 | 3.7 ± 1.3 | 3.8 ± 1.5 | 2.4 ± 1.0 | 2.0 ± 0.8 | 1.7 ± 0.9 | 1.6 ± 0.7 |
Abdominal | 8.8 ± 2.6 | 9.9 ± 2.9 | 6.9 ± 2.4 | 7.7 ± 2.1 | 5.7 ± 2.2 | 5.9 ± 2.4 | 5.3 ± 2.1 | 5.1 ± 2.4 | 3.7 ± 1.7 | 2.7 ± 1.2 | 2.6 ± 1.6 | 2.2 ± 1.4 |