Table 4.

Association of Age with Arterial Stiffness and Diameter Using the Fully Adjusted Model 3, stratified by Race/Ethnicity

		Hispanic					Black					White
		STIFF		DDIAM			STIFF		DDIAM			STIFF		DDIAM
	(n)	β	p	β	p	(n)	β	p	β	p	(n)	β	p	β	p
Age	(948)	0.01	<0.001	0.02	<0.001	(317)	0.01	0.006	0.002	0.75	(271)	0.003	0.51	−0.005	0.49
Agegroup	-	0.14	<0.001	0.21	<0.001	-	0.10	0.03	0.02	0.74	-	0.032	0.58	0.02	0.85
ref: Age (under 65)	(377)	-	-	-	-	(75)	-	-	-	-	(51)	-	-	-	-
Age (65–74)	(379)	−0.08	0.06	−0.001	0.98	(111)	−0.02	0.72	−0.28	0.03	(87)	0.048	0.57	−0.12	0.37
Age (75-up)	(192)	0.13	0.002	0.28	<0.001	(131)	0.12	0.08	−0.01	0.93	(133)	0.10	0.28	0.03	0.82

Model : Age at Ultrasound (or Age Group), Sex, Education, BMI, Hypertension, Diabetes, LDL, HDL, Presence of Plaque, Pack Years Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, Level of Triglycerides, estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, Moderate/Heavy Physical Activity, Lipid Lowering Medications, History of CAD