Table 3 Brachial artery reactivity measurements

Diameter (cm) before

0.40 (0.35-0.47)

0.43 (0.36-0.50)

0.15

0.44 (0.37-0.50)

0.38 (0.33-0.49)

0.24

Diameter (cm) after

0.42 (0.37-0.49)

0.44 (0.37-0.52)

0.31

0.45 (0.39-0.52)

0.40 (0.34-0.49)

0.15

FMD (%)

4.11 (3.06-6.78)

2.65 (0.81-4.79)

< 0.001

2.96 (0.91-4.86)

1.90 (0.68-3.41)

0.12

Baseline velocity (cm/cardiac cycle)

10 (7-14)

11 (8-15)

0.71

11 (8-16)

8 (7-12)

0.06

Hyperemic velocity (cm/cardiac cycle)

63 (52-81)

34 (25-48)

< 0.001

39 (30-50)

25 (16-28)

< 0.001

Change in velocity (cm/cardiac cycle)

54 (39-69)

23 (15-32)

< 0.001

25 (18-38)

13 (8-15)

< 0.001