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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 14.
Published in final edited form as: Vasc Med. 2010 Apr 7;15(3):215–222. doi: 10.1177/1358863X10362831

Table 3.

Multivariable models of determinants of brachial artery diameter

Characteristic Baseline diameter
Post-nitroglycerin diameter
Partial r p Partial r p
Age, years 0.302 < 0.001 0.221 0.02
Sex, female vs male −0.638 < 0.001 −0.620 < 0.001
BMI, kg/m2 0.175 0.01 0.202 0.03
HDL cholesterol – – −0.210 0.03
LDL cholesterol – – −0.206 0.03

Age and sex were forced into all models. Variables included as covariates allowed to enter into stepwise regression models were: body mass index, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol.