Table 3.
Stiffness Measures | With hypertension (N=264) | W/O hypertension (N=159) | |||
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B | p | B | p | ||
Ascending aortic distensibility (mmHg−1) | Model 1* | −0.09 | 0.54 | 0.38 | 0.003 |
Model 2† | −0.10 | 0.55 | 0.43 | 0.003 | |
Pulse Wave Velocity (m/s) | Model 1 | 0.008 | 0.046 | 0.005 | 0.6 |
Model 2 | 0.006 | 0.15 | 0.005 | 0.58 |
Model 1: multivariable analysis accounting for age, sex, race, and BMI.
Model 2: adjusted for variables in model 1 in addition to systolic and diastolic blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, LDL, HDL, current smoking status, and smoking pack years.