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The measurement of pulse wave velocity (PWV) between the carotid artery and the femoral artery (cfPWV) is considered the gold standard in the assessment of arterial stiffness. A relationship between cfPWV and regional PWV has not been established. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of gender on arterial stiffness measured centrally and regionally in the geriatric population. The central PWV was assessed by a SphygmoCor XCEL, and the regional PWV was assessed by a new device through the photoplethysmographic measurement of multi-site arterial pulse wave velocity (MPPT). The study group included 118 patients (35 males and 83 females; mean age 77.2 \u00b1 8.1 years). Men were characterized by statistically significantly higher values of cfPWV than women (cfPWV 10.52 m\/s vs. 9.36 m\/s; p = 0.001). In the measurement of regional PWV values using MPPT, no such relationship was found. 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