Central and peripheral arterial parameters.

Variables	N	Mean±SD	Minimum	Maximum
Brachial SBP*^a, mmHg	174	125.5(118-135)	95	198
Brachial DBP*^b, mmHg	174	81(74-88)	61	121
Brachial PP*^c, mmHg	174	45.5(40-50)	25	91
Heart rate, bpm	177	69±12	42	107
MAP*^d, mmHg	161	95(88-103)	73	146
Carotid SBP*, mmHg	161	113(105-124)	89	205
Carotid DBP*, mmHg	161	81(75-88)	61	120
Carotid PP*, mmHg	161	33(28-38)	21	97
cf-PWV*^e †, m/s	173	8.3(7.5-9.5)	5.8	16.9
Theoretical PWV *‡, m/s	174	8.0(7.4-9.1)	5.6	13.5
Carotid AIx^f, %	161	1.0±18.6	-50.0	42.6
Pulse pressure amplification, %	156	1.38±0.20	1.02	1.96
Carotid plaque, n(%)	158	18(11)
IMTg, mcm	173	738±152	460	1405

Continuous variable are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD); discrete variables as number (percent);
*For skewness distribution, median (interquartile range) is presented;
†Calculated as direct distance divided by transit time multiplied by 0.8;
‡Calculated by age category on the basis of mean blood pressure; test for difference between cf-PWV and Calculated Theoretical PWV: Mann-Whitney U test; p=0.09;
^aSBP: Systolic Blood Pressure;
^bDBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure;
^cPP: Pulse Pressure;
^dMAP: Mean Arterial Pressure;
^ecf-PWV: Carotid-femoral Pulse Wave Velocity;
^fAIx: Augmentation Index;
^gIMT: Intima-media thickness.

Table 2: Central and peripheral arterial parameters.

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