Table 6.
Relation between augmentation index, aortic pulse wave velocity, and cardiovascular variable in the HIV group
| Variables | Aix
|
PWV
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | P-value | r | P-value | |
| Age (years) | 0.511 | <0.01 | 0.107 | 0.29 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.160 | 0.09 | −0.094 | 0.35 |
| Height (m) | −0.192 | 0.05 | −0.043 | 0.68 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.281 | <0.01 | 0.02 | 0.84 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 0.071 | 0.47 | 0.081 | 0.42 |
| Brachial SBP (mmHg) | 0.460 | <0.01 | 0.053 | 0.60 |
| Brachial DBP (mmHg) | 0.281 | <0.01 | 0.078 | 0.44 |
| Heart rate (bpm) | −0.062 | 0.52 | −0.114 | 0.26 |
| Total C (mg · dL−1) | −0.047 | 0.64 | 0.179 | 0.09 |
| TGs (mg · dL−1) | 0.069 | 0.5 | 0.16 | 0.88 |
| LDL-C (mg · dL−1) | −0.111 | 0.28 | 0.227 | 0.03 |
| HDL-C (mg · dL−1) | −0.054 | 0.60 | 0.143 | 0.18 |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mmol · L−1) | 0.100 | 0.31 | 0.042 | 0.68 |
| Urinary Na+ (mmol · L−1) | −0.291 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.30 |
| Urinary K+ (mmol · L−1) | −0.228 | 0.02 | 0.076 | 0.48 |
| Aix (%) | 0.011 | 0.91 | ||
| PWV (m · s−1) | 0.011 | 0.91 | ||
Abbreviations: Aix, augmentation index corrected for heart rate; PWV, pulse wave velocity; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; bpm, beats per minutes; C, cholesterol; TGs, triglycerides; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Na+, sodium; K+, potassium.