moderately significantP = 0.03
2 ). Relationship between aortic distensibility and age Aortic distensibility at the aortic root and descending aorta had no significant correlations with the age of the subjects ( P > 0.05), but distensibility of the ascending aorta had a moderately significant correlation with age ( r = − 0.40, P = 0.03) (Table 3 ).