Table 2.
Independent relationships between pulse wave velocity and clinical variables in the entire study population and in the individuals with or without hypertension.
| The whole population | Normotension | Hypertension | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 3037) | (n = 2475) | (n = 652) | ||||
| Beta (95% CI) | P | Beta (95% CI) | P | Beta (95% CI) | P | |
| Age | 0.355 (0.323–0.378) | <0.001 | 0.312 (0.285–0.340) | <0.001 | 0.523 (0.440–0.606) | <0.001 |
| BMI | −0.086 (−1.116–0.057) | <0.001 | −0.060 (−0.090–−0.030) | <0.001 | −0.149 (−0.233–−0.065) | 0.007 |
| WHR | 0.078 (0.047–0.109) | <0.001 | 0.075 (0.044–0.106) | <0.001 | NS | |
| HR | 0.171 (0.145–0.197) | <0.001 | 0.147 (0.121–0.174) | <0.001 | 0.243 (0.172–0.315) | <0.001 |
| SBP | 0.489 (0.449–0.529) | <0.001 | 0.403 (0.348–0.457) | <0.001 | 0.474 (0.356–0.539) | <0.001 |
| TG | 0.046 (0.011–0.081) | 0.001 | 0.028 (−0.008–0.064) | 0.057 | 0.097 (0.006–0.188) | 0.004 |
| HDL | NS | −0.038 (−0.058–−0.018) | 0.037 | NS | ||
| 2 h PG | 0.052 (0.013–0.090) | 0.008 | 0.046 (0.006–0.087) | <0.001 | NS | |
| Adjusted r 2 | 0.524 | 0.402 | 0.377 | |||
BMI: body mass index, WHR: waist-hip ratio, FPG: fasting plasma glucose, HDL: high-density lipoprotein, LDL: low-density lipoprotein, TG: triglyceride, CHOL: cholesterol, SBP: systolic blood pressure, and DBP: diastolic blood pressure.
INS0: fasting serum insulin, INS30: 30-minute serum insulin, INS120: 120-minute serum insulin.
NS: nonsignificant.
Only significant correlations are listed.