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.