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. 2016 Feb 17;6:20862. doi: 10.1038/srep20862

Table 4. Correlation analysis and multivariate linear regression analysis for changes in PWV.

  ΔbaPWV0-6mo
 ΔhaPWV0-6mo
Correlation coefficient P value Multivariate regression, adjusted R2 = 0.514
 Correlation coefficient P value Multi-variable regression, adjusted R2  =  0.618
β (95% C.I) P value β (95% C.I) P value
Age, years 0.051 0.61     0.114 0.277    
Gender 0.113 0.697     -0.027 0.801    
LVH −0.176 0.114     −0.169 0.139    
Hypertension history, years −0.094 0.352     0.02 0.848    
No. of anti-hypertensive medication −0.19 0.853     −0.013 0.9    
Use of ACEI −0.029 0.775     0.026 0.807    
Use of clonidine −0.73 0.464     −0.053 0.614    
Potassium, mmol/L 0.035 0.73     0.041 0.696    
Creatinine, mg/dL −0.032 0.754     0.079 0.453    
Log PAC −0.221 0.026     −0.194 0.062    
Log PRA −0.015 0.879     0.082 0.44    
Log ARR 0.015 0.905     −0.097 0.462    
SBP, mmHg −0.272 0.006     −0.267 0.01    
DBP, mmHg −0.274 0.005     −0.281 0.006    
PWVpre# −0.5 <0.001 −0.292 (−0.404~ −0.179) <0.001 −0.525 <0.001 −0.242 (−0.373~ −0.111) <0.001
ΔLog PAC0-6mo 0.229 0.032     0.282 0.012    
ΔLog PRA0-6mo −0.156 0.15     −0.239 0.035 −23.718 (−43.297~ −4.14) 0.018
ΔLog ARR0-6mo 0.088 0.515     0.162 0.231    
ΔSBP0-6mo 0.579 <0.001     0.692 <0.001    
ΔDBP0-6mo 0.597 <0.001 9.137 (6.279~11.996) <0.001 0.742 <0.001 5.781 (4.309~7254) <0.001

Values are mean ± SD. ΔbaPWV0-6mo = the decrease in baPWV at 6 months; ΔhaPWV0-6mo = the decrease in haPWV at 6 months; BMI = body mass index; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; ACEI = angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; LVH = left ventricular hypertrophy; Log PAC = log-transformed plasma aldosterone concentration; Log PRA = log-transformed plasma renin activity; Log ARR = log-transformed aldosterone to renin ratio; ΔLog PAC0-6mo = log-transformed the decrease in plasma aldosterone concentration at 6 months; ΔLog PRA0-6mo = log-transformed the decrease in plasma renin activity at 6 months; ΔLog ARR0-6mo = log-transformed the decrease in aldosterone to renin ratio at 6 months; ΔLog SBP0-6mo = log-transformed the decrease in systolic blood pressure at 6 months; ΔLog DBP0-6mo = log-transformed the decrease in diastolic blood pressure at 6 months; # PWVpre represents baPWVpre in ΔbaPWV0-6mo analysis and haPWVpre in ΔhaPWV0-6mo analysis.