Table 3 Normal and reference values for CMR-PWV stratified per sex, age and blood pressure category
Age (years) | Normal values (n = 397) BP < 130/80 mmHg | Stage 1 HTN* (n = 474) BP ≥ 130/80, < 140/90 mmHg | Stage 2 HTN* (n = 523) BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean [95% CI] | Median [10-90th pc] | Mean [95% CI] | Median [10-90th pc] | Mean [95% CI] | Median [10-90th pc] | |
PWV (m/s) | ||||||
 Men | ||||||
  45 to < 50 | 5.6 [5.3–6.0] | 5.5 [4.9–6.8] | 5.6 [5.5–5.8] | 5.4 [5.1–6.2] | 6.0 [5.8–6.3] | 6.0 [5.2–6.9] |
  50 to < 55 | 5.8 [5.6–6.1] | 5.8 [5.1–6.5] | 6.0 [5.7–6.3] | 5.9 [5.1–7.2] | 6.2 [6.0–6.5] | 6.0 [5.5–7.3] |
  55 to < 60 | 6.2 [5.8–6.7] | 6.1 [5.3–7.8] | 6.7 [6.0–7.3] | 6.3 [5.6–7.8] | 7.0 [6.6–7.4] | 6.8 [5.6–8.8] |
  60 to < 65 | 6.6 [6.2–7.1] | 6.8 [5.4–8.0] | 7.0 [6.6–7.4] | 6.7 [5.9–9.3] | 7.5 [7.1–7.9] | 7.3 [5.8–9.5] |
 Women | ||||||
  45 to < 50 | 5.3 [5.1–5.5] | 5.2 [4.6–6.1] | 5.6 [5.4–5.8] | 5.5 [4.9–6.5] | 6.2 [6.0–6.4] | 6.2 [5.6–7.1] |
  50 to < 55 | 5.7 [5.5–5.9] | 5.6 [5.0–6.5] | 6.3 [6.0–6.7] | 6.1 [5.4–8.0] | 6.6 [6.2–7.0] | 6.5 [5.7–7.7] |
  55 to < 60 | 6.1 [5.7–6.5] | 5.8 [5.0–7.0] | 6.9 [6.5–7.3] | 6.7 [5.6–8.3] | 7.4 [7.0–7.8] | 7.2 [6.1–8.7] |
  60 to < 65 | 6.8 [6.5–7.1] | 6.8 [5.7–7.9] | 7.3 [6.9–7.8] | 7.0 [5.9–9.8] | 8.5 [7.8–9.3] | 7.9 [6.4–12.4] |