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. 2024 Jan 2;24:5. doi: 10.1186/s12872-023-03597-x

Table 3.

Results of quantile regression analysis for predictors of baPWV.

Variable Quantiles
q = 0.1 q = 0.2 q = 0.3 q = 0.4 q = 0.5 q = 0.6 q = 0.7 q = 0.8 q = 0.9
Age 5.335 ** 5.738 ** 6.121 ** 6.526 ** 6.782 ** 7.133 ** 7.635 ** 8.026 ** 9.446 **
BMI 1.349 2.311 * 3.213 ** 4.541 ** 5.235 ** 5.002 ** 6.250 ** 8.054 ** 10.118 **
PBF −5.628 ** −5.859 ** −5.934 ** −6.195 ** −6.488 ** −6.588 ** −6.743 ** −6.915 ** −8.616 **
WHR 401.715 ** 487.365 ** 518.156 ** 524.758 ** 549.055 ** 572.075 ** 611.960 ** 674.735 ** 734.596 **
SFA 0.140 ** 0.082 * 0.038 0.020 0.042 0.062 0.039 −0.032 −0.013
VFA 0.311 ** 0.376 ** 0.460 ** 0.528 ** 0.608 ** 0.745 ** 0.769 ** 0.867 ** 1.112 **
Intercept 581.335 ** 534.742 ** 517.295 ** 503.961 ** 490.788 ** 491.058 ** 457.111 ** 410.646 ** 364.366 **

BMI: body mass index; PBF: percentage body fat; WHR: waist-to-hip ratio; SFA: subcutaneous fat area; VFA: visceral fat area; baPWV: brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.