Table 2 Brachial and femoral percentage of flow mediated dilation in males and females analyzed by two independent testers
From: Internal validation of an automated system for brachial and femoral flow mediated dilation
Total | Males | Females | Tester Effect | Sex Effect | Interaction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brachial FMD (%) Tester 1 | 14.9 ± 8.5 | 16.3 ± 8.8 | 33.5 ± 8.3 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.72 |
Brachial FMD (%) Tester 2 | 11.5 ± 5.2 | 12.2 ± 4.3 | 10.8 ± 6.0 | |||
Femoral FMD (%) Tester 1 | 8.2 ± 8.2 | 6.9 ± 5.8 | 9.4 ± 10.0 | 0.48 | 0.34 | 0.83 |
Femoral FMD (%) Tester 2 | 9.7 ± 7.5 | 8.9 ± 4.2 | 10.5 ± 9.8 |