Table 2.
Adjusted regression coefficients and 95% confidence intervals for the associations between smoking status and pulse wave velocity by gender
| cfPWV (cm/s) | faPWV (cm/s) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Smoking status | N | β | (95% CI) | P | N | β | (95% CI) | P |
| Women | |||||||||
| Never | 1,325 | ref | 1,306 | ref | |||||
| Former | 1,198 | −9.2 | −30.2, 11.8 | 0.4 | 1,182 | −14.2 | −27.0, −1.4 | 0.02 | |
| Current | 160 | −18.2 | −63.0, 26.6 | 0.4 | 154 | −60.1 | −87.7, −32.5 | <0.0001 | |
| Men | |||||||||
| Never | 540 | ref | 533 | ref | |||||
| Former | 1,196 | 5.7 | −22.8, 34.2 | 0.7 | 1,180 | −1.2 | −15.7, 18.0 | 0.9 | |
| Current | 115 | −13.4 | −70.5, 43.8 | 0.6 | 114 | −1.2 | −32.7, 35.0 | 0.9 | |
Models adjusted for age, body mass index, quadratic term for body mass index, heart rate, race, hypertension, diabetes status, physical activity, peripheral artery disease, mean arterial blood pressure, and attrition.
Abbreviations: ARIC, Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; cfPWV, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity; faPWV, femoral-ankle pulse wave velocity.