Table 6 Parameters of left ventricular 18-segment myocardial WI and blood pressure according to sex and age

SBP (mmHg)

120 (115–130)

115 (106–122)*

124 (114–130)

110 (100–117)*

126 (117–131)

115 (106–128)*

122 (117–132)

124 (112–131)

0.305

 < 0.001

0.134

0.062

0.193

0.004

DSP (mmHg)

70 (63–74)

71 (63–75)

72 (66–77)

70 (62–76)

79 (73–84)

71 (63–80)*

75 (68–81)

74 (66–81)

 < 0.001

0.138

0.354

 < 0.001

0.118

0.083

Anteroseptal WI (mmHg%)

 Basal

1368 ± 344

1503 ± 334*

1365 ± 316

1464 ± 294^e

1405 ± 314

1466 ± 330

1393 ± 220

1604 ± 351*

0.914

0.174

0.097

0.175

0.072

0.291

 Middle

1653 ± 344

1787 ± 354* ^c

1765 ± 326

1726 ± 354^{d e}

1706 ± 358

1912 ± 287*

1749 ± 249

1977 ± 328*

0.262

0.001

0.084

0.243

0.196

0.004

 Apical

1859 ± 406

1751 ± 438^{b c}

1845 ± 387

1746 ± 342^{d e}

1902 ± 404

1990 ± 356

1808 ± 392

1958 ± 354

0.815

 < 0.001

0.014

0.843

0.245

 < 0.001

Septal WI (mmHg%)

 Basal

1456 ± 284

1602 ± 337*

1459 ± 334

1531 ± 340^e

1467 ± 354

1576 ± 285

1337 ± 359

1689 ± 409*

0.413

0.163

-0.047

0.514

0.039

0.564

 Middle

1609 ± 299^c

1831 ± 285* ^c

1725 ± 350

1794 ± 306^e

1702 ± 403

1876 ± 307* ^f

1801 ± 280

2015 ± 354*

0.092

0.007

0.171

0.017

0.144

0.035

 Apical

2056 ± 371

2178 ± 434

2022 ± 360

2148 ± 336*

2113 ± 333

2182 ± 375

2120 ± 377

2263 ± 423

0.506

0.563

0.040

0.577

0.068

0.318

Inferior WI (mmHg%)

 Basal

1804 ± 431^{b c}

1847 ± 457^c

1772 ± 421^e

1825 ± 431^e

1632 ± 378

1892 ± 437*

1525 ± 423

2052 ± 392*

0.017

0.080

-0.227

0.001

0.111

0.104

 Middle

1713 (1389–2041)

1716 (1405–1940)^c

1826 (1496–2086)

1822 (1534–2026)

1702 (1440–1999)

1860 (1774–2066)*

1740 (1595–2006)

2007 (1669–2322)*

0.498

0.003

0.051

0.478

0.247

 < 0.001

 Apical

2079 (1767–2388)

2120 (1734–2280)

2094 (1805–2329)

2112 (1829–2462)

2044 (1734–2423)

2076 (1889–2436)

2059 (1820–2307)

2164 (1852–2442)

0.970

0.784

-0.011

0.878

0.077

0.261

Posterior WI (mmHg%)

 Basal

1891 (1696–2189)

2053 (1815–2359)

1885 (1596–2174)

2055 (1803–2316)*

1997 (1625–2254)

2095 (1855–2319)

1698 (1565–2109)

2155 (1709–2313)*

0.324

0.944

-0.084

0.244

0.029

0.673

 Middle

1495 (1282–1666)

1658 (1512–1967)*

1548 (1283–1786)

1773 (1490–1893)*

1425 (1230–1822)

1736 (1447–1955)*

1372 (1148–1870)

1916 (1577–2098)*

0.867

0.131

-0.034

0.634

0.070

0.309

 Apical

1805 ± 368

1895 ± 396^a

1718 ± 370

1738 ± 420

1796 ± 429

1874 ± 429

1687 ± 390

1851 ± 486

0.418

0.155

-0.052

0.473

-0.010

0.889

Lateral WI (mmHg%)

 Basal

1706 ± 353^c

1875 ± 400* ^{b c}

1720 ± 402

1884 ± 383* ^{d e}

1736 ± 358

2093 ± 354*

1884 ± 267

2175 ± 312*

0.231

 < 0.001

0.132

0.065

0.299

 < 0.001

 Middle

1470 (1149–1745)

1730 (1466–1903)*

1421 (1122–1668)

1631 (1443–1923)*

1420 (1269–1700)

1815 (1549–2108)*

1493 (1241–1606)

1788 (1696–2099)*

0.814

0.024

0.054

0.451

0.174

0.011

 Apical

1589 (1327–1928)

1743 (1451–2133)

1480 (1314–1767)

1864 (1517–2072)*

1746 (1486–1989)

1756 (1432–2113)

1745 (1422–2128)

1882 (1538–2257)

0.067

0.689

0.112

0.118

0.051

0.459

Anterior WI (mmHg%)

 Basal

1593 (1385–1793)

1757 (1302–1853)

1594 (1353–1817)

1606 (1326–1938)

1529 (1240–1954)

1755 (1366–1953)

1620 (1260–2076)

1840 (1481–2189)

0.957

0.136

0.008

0.915

0.141

0.038

 Middle

1479 ± 383

1502 ± 370^{b c}

1433 ± 349

1560 ± 375* ^{d e}

1490 ± 319

1695 ± 370*

1448 ± 376

1739 ± 350*

0.829

0.005

0.054

0.456

0.247

 < 0.001

 Apical

1416 (1235–1636)

1482 (1146–1876)^c

1435 (1156–1736)

1562 (1338–1851)*

1538 (1299–1876)

1641 (1449–1974)

1474 (1162–1677)

1851 (1472–2059)*

0.504

0.012

0.085

0.236

0.231

0.001

 Average WI of the anteroseptal wall (mmHg%)

1626 ± 231

1680 ± 260^{b c}

1658 ± 248

1645 ± 237^{d e}

1671 ± 265

1789 ± 226*

1650 ± 220

1846 ± 250*

0.814

 < 0.001

0.084

0.241

0.243

 < 0.001

 Average WI of the septal wall (mmHg%)

1707 ± 257

1870 ± 272* ^c

1735 ± 374

1824 ± 266^e

1761 ± 296

1878 ± 267*

1753 ± 258

1989 ± 295*

0.781

0.040

0.081

0.262

0.126

0.065

 Average WI of the inferior wall (mmHg%)

1850 ± 329

1885 ± 338^c

1869 ± 309

1911 ± 325^e

1804 ± 303

1973 ± 294*

1766 ± 288

2067 ± 313*

0.474

0.045

-0.079

0.270

0.188

0.006

 Average WI of the posterior wall (mmHg%)

1789 (1565–1951)

1881 (1688–2073)*

1700 (1515–1879)

1899 (1644–2167)*

1721 (1486–1984)

1968 (1686–2059)*

1679 (1345–1777)

1962 (1629–2192)*

0.300

0.297

-0.083

0.249

0.041

0.549

 Average WI of the lateral wall (mmHg%)

1616 (1421–1781)

1788 (1611–2002)* ^c

1503 (1382–1791)

1822 (1615–2028)*

1638 (1470–1830)

1896 (1673–2049)*

1739 (1508–1847)

1939 (1764–2140)*

0.136

0.021

0.118

0.100

0.214

0.002

 Average WI of the anterior wall (mmHg%)

1511 (1352–1616)

1548 (1349–1712)^c

1481 (1269–1679)

1605 (1397–1830)*

1537 (1328–1737)

1665 (1510–1862)*

1471 (1305–1720)

1785 (1498–1992)*

0.746

0.003

0.061

0.398

0.266

 < 0.001

 Average WI of the basal level (mmHg%)

1646 ± 220

1752 ± 264* ^c

1626 ± 248

1728 ± 251* ^e

1626 ± 252

1800 ± 207*

1592 ± 226

1901 ± 243*

0.833

0.006

-0.066

0.360

0.181

0.008

 Average WI of the middle level (mmHg%)

1568 ± 244

1702 ± 234* ^{b c}

1610 ± 258

1711 ± 263* ^{d e}

1598 ± 244

1814 ± 225*

1624 ± 226

1916 ± 231*

0.730

 < 0.001

0.084

0.241

0.281

 < 0.001

 Average WI of the apical level (mmHg%)

1850 ± 359

1894 ± 373

1772 ± 262

1851 ± 280^e

1859 ± 249

1941 ± 270

1797 ± 277

1971 ± 275*

0.423

0.127

0.075

0.299

0.157

0.021