Table 2.

Linear regression models for association of ankle-brachial index (ABI) and femoral-ankle pulse-wave velocity (faPWV) with traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors at visit 5.

	ABI					faPWV
	β	Std. β	95% CI	P Value		β	Std. β	95% CI	P Value
Model 1
Age (years)	−0.004	−0.139	−0.167	−0.110	<0.001	0.011	0.030	0.001	0.059	0.045
Male Sex	0.042	0.156	0.125	0.186	<0.001	0.109	0.028	−0.004	0.059	0.083
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	0.000	0.005	−0.023	0.033	0.724	0.023	0.208	0.179	0.237	<0.001
High-density lipoproteins (mg/dL)	0.001	0.067	0.034	0.100	<0.001	0.009	0.066	0.031	0.100	<0.001
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.000	−0.072	−0.105	−0.040	<0.001	0.000	0.003	−0.031	0.036	0.869
Smoker	−0.099	−0.173	−0.200	−0.145	<0.001	−0.308	−0.037	−0.066	−0.008	0.011
Diabetes	−0.009	−0.030	−0.060	−0.002	0.039	−0.099	−0.023	−0.053	0.007	0.128
Overall Model Fit	mR² = .073		cR² = .189			mR² = .058		cR² = .103
Final Model ^*
Age (years)	−0.004	−0.138	−0.166	−0.110	<0.001	0.012	0.030	0.001	0.059	0.042
Male sex	0.042	0.155	0.125	0.186	<0.001	0.106	0.027	−0.004	0.058	0.089
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)						0.023	0.208	0.179	0.237	<0.001
High-density lipoproteins (mg/dL)	0.001	0.067	0.034	0.100	<0.001	0.010	0.071	0.039	0.102	<0.001
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.000	−0.072	−0.104	−0.040	<0.001
Smoker	−0.099	−0.173	−0.201	−0.145	<0.001	−0.305	−0.037	−0.066	−0.008	0.012
Diabetes	−0.009	−0.030	−0.060	−0.002	0.039
Overall Model Fit	mR² = −0.073		cR² = .189			mR² = .058		cR² = .103

Abbreviations: β, beta coefficient; CI, confidence interval; std. β, standardized beta coefficient; mR², marginal R squared coefficient; cR², conditional R squared coefficient.

Adjustments: antihypertensive medication, race/field center