Table 7. Effects of Generalized structural equation modeling (GSEM) in total subjects, male and female. Total Subjects (n=89) Male (n=51) Female (n=38) B SE p B SE p B SE p Step 1 to 2 BSA → AIx@HR75 -18.127 4.845 <0.001 -7.973 6.447 0.216 -21.005 9.820 0.032 AIx@HR75 → sweat volume -0.006 0.002 0.008 -0.009 0.003 0.003 0.001 0.003 0.885 BSA → central PP 16.387 3.502 <0.001 19.271 5.631 <0.001 3.222 4.995 0.519 Central PP → sweat volume 0.006 0.003 0.060 0.008 0.003 0.025 -0.003 0.006 0.625 BSA → sweat volume 0.187 0.117 0.111 0.058 0.151 0.700 0.340 0.208 0.102 Step 2 to 3 Sweat volume → changes in peripheral SBP -10.566 5.539 0.056 -17.560 8.130 0.031 -0.946 7.760 0.903 BSA, body surface area; HR, heart rate; PP, pulse pressure; Aix@HR75, Augmentation Index standardized for HR at 75 bpm; P value is for comparison between male and female.