ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2026
Sex comparisons across different indices of vascular health in recreationally active healthy adults.
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introductionThe presence of sex differences in various vascular assessments in younger to middle-aged adults is inconsistent in the literature. PURPOSE: Determine whether sex differences are present across four different indices of vascular health.
methodsHealthy, recreationally active premenopausal females (N = 30) and similarly aged males (N = 30) aged 18-54 yrs performed four vascular assessments. Assessments included resting augmentation index (AIx%), carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV, ms
resultsAIx (p = 0.006) was significantly lower in males vs. females. Sex differences were eliminated after covarying for mean adjusted height (8.9 ± 9.1% vs. 16.8 ± 11.9% in males and females, respectively; p = 0.360) or when examining a subset of individuals (N = 14 males and N = 14 females) with similar body height (13.0 ± 8.7% vs. 16.4 ± 7.9% in males and females, respectively; p = 0.286). Cf-PWV was significantly higher in males (6.0 ± 0.8 ms
conclusionsAfter accounting for confounding variables, differences in cf-PWV were detected between sexes, while sex differences in other assessments of vascular health were not observed.
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