Table 3. Associations Between baPWV, Absolute Differences in DBP Between Arms, and Other Various Parameters.
| baPWV (mean) |
Absolute Dif. DBP arms |
Absolute Dif. DBP limbs |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | P value | r | P value | r | P value | |
| Age, years | 0.52 | < 0.0001 | 0.03 | 0.68 | 0.11 | 0.08 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | -0.13 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.08 | -0.07 | 0.26 |
| M. SBP arm, mm Hg | 0.36 | < 0.0001 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| M. DBP arm, mm Hg | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.72 |
| M. SBP lower limb, mm Hg | 0.42 | < 0.0001 | 0.04 | 0.46 | -0.02 | 0.78 |
| M. DBP lower limb, mm Hg | 0.27 | < 0.0001 | 0.05 | 0.44 | -0.12 | 0.04 |
| LDL-C, mg/dL | -0.01 | 0.77 | 0.06 | 0.34 | -0.12 | 0.05 |
| HDL-C, mg/dL | -0.01 | 0.86 | 0.01 | 0.81 | -0.13 | 0.04 |
| TG, mg/dL | -0.05 | 0.38 | -0.02 | 0.73 | -0.06 | 0.31 |
| HbA1c, % | 0.14 | 0.02 | -0.11 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.83 |
| eGFR, mL/min/1.73 cm2 | -0.26 | < 0.0001 | 0.02 | 0.80 | -0.16 | 0.01 |
| UA, mg/dL | -0.07 | 0.26 | -0.0003 | 0.99 | 0.04 | 0.48 |
| baPWV (mean), cm/s | - | - | -0.04 | 0.50 | 0.05 | 0.41 |
| Absolute Dif. DBP arms, mm Hg | -0.04 | 0.50 | - | - | 0.07 | 0.28 |
| Absolute Dif. DBP limbs, mm Hg | 0.05 | 0.41 | 0.07 | 0.28 | - | - |
BMI: body mass index; M. SBP: mean systolic blood pressure; M. DBP: mean diastolic BP; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; UA: uric acid; baPWV: brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; Dif. BP arms: differences in BP between arms; Dif. BP limbs: differences in BP between lower limbs. *P < 0.05 vs. non-CAD group.