Table 3.

Independent association of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity with indices of insulin resistance, insulin sensitivity, and beta-cell function.

	Normotensive			Hypertensive
	Beta	P	Adjusted r 2	Beta	P	Adjusted r 2
Model 1, age, gender adjusted
InHOMA-IR	0.508	<0.001	0.261	0.403	0.120	0.198
QUICKI	0.532	<0.001		0.383	0.153
Matsuda	−0.226	<0.001		−0.086	0.195
HOMA-β	−0.131	<0.001		−0.069	0.141
Model 2, model 1 + BMI, WHR, HR, and MAP
InHOMA-IR	0.257	0.043	0.378	0.369	0.125	0.337
QUICKI	0.223	0.023		0.456	0.067
Matsuda	−0.131	<0.001		−0.143	0.023
HOMA-β	−0.088	<0.001		−0.009	0.839
Model 3, model 2 + LIPIDS
InHOMA-IR	0.196	0.076	0.380	0.339	0.160	0.341
QUICKI	0.226	0.046		0.430	0.084
Matsuda	−0.114	<0.001		−0.126	0.046
HOMA-β	−0.082	<0.001		−0.005	0.903

HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, QUICKI: Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index.

HOMA-IR was log-transformed for comparison.