Table 5.
Partial Correlations of Vascular Function Measures Adjusted for Age, Sex, Heart Rate, and Height and for Cardiovascular Risk Factors
| PAT‐AIx | BPA | PAT Ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | P Value | r | P Value | r | P Value | |
| Adjusted for age, sex, heart rate, and height | ||||||
| BPA | −0.277 | <0.0001 | — | — | — | — |
| PAT ratio | 0.340 | <0.0001 | −0.625 | <0.0001 | — | — |
| PWV | 0.134 | <0.0001 | 0.002 | 0.928 | 0.036 | 0.158 |
| Adjusted for cardiovascular risk factors | ||||||
| BPA | −0.274 | <0.0001 | — | — | — | — |
| PAT ratio | 0.326 | <0.0001 | −0.616 | <0.0001 | — | — |
| PWV | 0.080 | 0.002 | −0.059 | 0.02 | 0.043 | 0.09 |
Data are presented as partial correlation coefficients (r) and P values. BPA indicates baseline pulse amplitude; PAT, peripheral arterial tonometry; PAT‐AIx, augmentation index derived from PAT.