From: Increased arterial stiffness parameters in panic disorder patients in long term treatment period
Patient with panic disorder (n = 25) | Control group (n = 25) | p | |
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Peripheral systolic blood pressurea (mmHg) | 126.2 ± 12.8 | 115.1 ± 8.5 | 0.001 |
Peripheral diastolic blood pressurea (mmHg) | 80.4 ± 10.7 | 76.1 ± 9.6 | 0.139 |
Peripheral pulse pressureb (mmHg) | 45.5 ± 14.4 | 38.8 ± 10.5 | 0.067 |
Heart ratea (beat/min) | 85.2 ± 14.5 | 75.6 ± 10.0 | 0.008 |
Cardiac indexa (l/minc 1/m2) | 2.4 ± 0.5 | 2.3 ± 0.4 | 0.225 |
Central systolic blood pressurea (mmHg) | 115.9 ± 12.1 | 106.8 ± 6.6 | 0.002 |
Central diastolic blood pressurea (mmHg) | 82.1 ± 10.6 | 77.6 ± 9.7 | 0.122 |
Central pulse pressurea (mmHg) | 33.5 ± 10.3 | 29.2 ± 7.7 | 0.103 |
Reflecting magnitudea (%) | 60.6 ± 8.9 | 62.6 ± 10.4 | 0.460 |