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Table 3.

Significant Univariate and Multivariate Correlates of Pulse Wave Velocity

Variable	R	P-value^*
Age (years)	0.05	0.69
ASF participation	0.33	0.003^†
Program Affiliation	0.15	0.41
Player Position	0.10	0.58
African-American Ethnicity	0.25	0.03
Height (cm)	0.26	0.02
Weight (kg)	0.25	0.03
Body-Mass Index (kg/m²)	0.21	0.06
Strength Training (hours/week)	0.01	0.96
Endurance Training (hours/week)	0.01	0.96
Family History of Hypertension	0.04	0.76
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)	0.33	0.003
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)	0.24	0.04
Heart Rate (bpm)	0.11	0.36

ASF: American-style football

Univariate P-values <0.10 were included in the multivariate analysis

^†

P <0.05 in multivariate analysis