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Table 4 Equations for pulse wave velocity (PWV) estimation with input from peripheral blood pressure (BP) and/or age

From: Feasibility of Calculating Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity from Oscillometric Upper Arm Pulse Waves Using the Antares Algorithm

Method

Equation

Boutouyrie1 [7]

 BP category

  Optimal

PWV = 0.000*age + 0.83*10–3*age2 + 5.55

  Normal

PWV = 0.000*age + 0.99*10–3*age2 + 5.69

  High normal

PWV = 0.000*age + 1.05*10–3*age2 + 5.91

  Grade I HT

PWV = 0.000*age + 1.18*10–3*age2 + 6.17

  Grade II/III HT

PWV = 0.044*age + 0.85*10–3*age2 + 5.73

Boutouyrie2 [7]

 Age category (years)

  < 30

PWV = 0.0472*MBP + 2.20

  30–39

PWV = 0.0423*MBP + 2.20

  40–49

PWV = 0.0646*MBP + 1.41

  50–59

PWV = 0.0731*MBP + 1.35

  60–69

PWV = 0.0715*MBP + 3.16

  ≥ 70

PWV = 0.0676*MBP + 5.46

Salvi [5]

PWV = age2/1.000 + 0.034*SBP

Greve1 [11]*

PWV = 9.5875 − 0.4025*age + 4.5602*10–3*age2 − 2.6208*10–5*age2*MBP + 3.1762*10–3*age*MBP − 1.8321*10–2*MBP

Greve2 [11]*

PWV = 4.60 − 0.13*age + 0.0018*age2 + 0.0006*age*MBP + 0.0284*MBP

  1. MBP mean blood pressure, SBP systolic blood pressure, HT hypertension
  2. *Data are presented in the supplemental file
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