Univariate analysis comparing aortic stenosis and control groups in terms of arterial pulse profile
| Arterial pulse profile parameters | Aortic stenosis (n=21) | Control (n=96) | OR (95% CI) | P value |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 138.14 (±24.41) | 132.03 (±19.80) | 1.014 (0.992 to 1.036) | 0.223 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 69.52 (±11.86) | 71.34 (±11.42) | 0.986 (0.945 to 1.028) | 0.509 |
| Mean central arterial pressure (mm Hg) | 128.52 (±24.51) | 122.07 (±19.46) | 1.014 (0.993 to 1.037) | 0.194 |
| Central arterial pulse pressure (mm Hg) | 59.00 (±20.12) | 50.73 (±16.50) | 1.026 (1.001 to 1.054) | 0.049 |
| Systolic peak time (ms) | 201 (±45) | 152 (±49) | 1.019 (1.009 to 1.028) | <0.001 |
| Systolic upstroke gradient (mm Hg/s) | 350 (±100) | 420 (±141) | 0.009 (0.001 to 0.565) | 0.026 |
| Systolic duration of cardiac cycle (s) | 0.43 (±0.07) | 0.39 (±0.05) | 1.003 (1.001 to 1.005) | <0.001 |
| Diastolic duration of cardiac cycle (s) | 0.55 (SD 0.14) | 0.60 (±0.15) | 0.106 (0.003 to 3.517) | 0.209 |
| Augmentation pressure | −5.96 (±9.98) | −1.00 (±13.15) | −4.96 (−10.16 to 0.25) | 0.062 |
| Augmentation index | 99.8 (±25.5) | 89.7 (±17.0) | 1.025 (1.001 to 1.049) | 0.041 |
| Ratio of net area (systole/diastole) | 3.19 (±0.67) | 2.98 (±0.52) | 1.846 (0.828 to 4.118) | 0.134 |