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Comparative effects of aging in men and women on the properties of the arterial tree

Harold Smulyan, MD, FACC^*, Roland G. Asmar, MD, Annie Rudnicki, MD, Gerard M. London, MD and Michel E. Safar, MD^||

^* State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
Institut Cardiovasculaire, Paris, France
Covance, Malmaison, France
Centre Hospitalier, F. H. Manhes, Fleury-Merogis, France
^|| Broussais Hospital, Paris, France

View larger version (23K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 (A) Systolic blood pressure (SBP) by gender (p = 0.03) and evolution by age (p < 0.001). (B) Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) by gender (p < 0.01) and evolution by age (p < 0.001). Pairwise comparisons were made by using a Bonferroni test.

View larger version (22K): [in a new window]   Figure 2 (A) Pulse pressure (PP) by gender (p = NS), evolution by age (p < 0.001) and age-gender interaction (p = 0.02). (B) Pulse wave velocity (PWV) by gender (p = NS) and evolution by age (p < 0.001). Pairwise comparisons were made by using a Bonferroni test.

View larger version (13K): [in a new window]   Figure 3 Slopes of regression between PP (y axis) and PWV (x axis) by gender and evolution by age. Pairwise comparisons were made by using a Bonferroni test.