Table 3.

Analysis of covariance analysis for the determinants of ∆FMD and ∆baPWV

	Independent variables	β coefficient	S.E.	P value
∆FMD	Intercept	−0.525	0.604
	Tai Chi	2.312	0.764	4.32 × 10−3
	∆Cholesterol	−0.015	0.024	0.532
∆baPWV	Intercept	52.456	48.456
	Tai Chi	−145.121	61.018	2.22 × 10−2
	∆Cholesterol	0.117	1.9	0.951

FMD flow-mediated dilatation, baPWV brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity, S.E. standard error