Table 2. aPWV readings in selected subgroups.

	Yes	No	P value
Male	10.3±2.0	9.7±2.0	<0.001
Diabetes	10.3±2.0	9.8±2.0	<0.001
Previous CVE	10.3±0.7	9.8±0.6	<0.001
Albuminuria*	10.3±2.0	9.8±2.0	<0.001
Hypertension‡	10.0±2.0	9.1±2.0	<0.001
BP<130/80 at baseline visit	9.2±1.7	10.3±2.1	<0.001
Obese	9.5±1.9	10.1±2.0	<0.001
Age <75 years	9.1(8.1–10.3)	10.5(9.4–11.8)	<0.001
Anaemia	10.2±1.9	9.8±2	0.003
Central Obesity	9.9±2	9.5±1.9	0.003
On antihypertensive medication	10.0±2.0	9.6±2.1	0.007
CKD stage 3B	10.1±2	9.8±2.1	0.009
Previous Smoker	10.0±2.1	9.8±1.9	0.011

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range).

aPWV (aortic pulse wave velocity) readings expressed as m/sec.

^*Microalbuminuria or greater levels of proteinuria.

CKD 3B = eGFR 30–44 mls/min/1.73 m²; CVE = cardiovascular event;

MAP = Mean arterial pressure;

^‡ = Hypertension at entry into study;

Mann U Whitney tests used where data were not normally distributed.