Table 3.
Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) at baseline and its changes with baPWV at baseline as covariate according to MetS status and the number of MetS components
| baPWV at baseline | 3-year changes of baPWV† | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable at baseline | n | Mean | ± SD | Adjusted mean ± SE |
p value | Trend test p value |
|
| MetS | 0.001 | - | |||||
| No | 950 | 1518.5 | ± 373.6 | -9.5 | ± 7.4 | ||
| Yes | 568 | 1780.1 | ± 396.6 | 31.1 | ± 9.7 | ||
| Number of MetS components | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||||
| 0 | 221 | 1342.2 | ± 203.0 | -37.2 | ± 15.7 | ||
| 1 | 354 | 1499.6 | ± 380.6 | -16.2 | ± 12.1 | ||
| 2 | 375 | 1640.3 | ± 399.5 | 10.8 | ± 11.6 | ||
| ≥ 3 | 568 | 1780.1 | ± 396.6 | 32.6 | ± 9.8 | ||
MetS, metabolic syndrome; SD, standard deviation; SE, standard error.
†All values were calculated by analysis of covariance with baPWV at baseline as covariate.