Table 3.

Associations with ascending aortic stiffness

	ln PWV (m/s)	ln RAC (%)	Distensibility (%/mmHg)
MPA Diameter	0.416 ± 0.196 (0.0400)	−0.344 ± 0.248 (0.0285)	−0.205 ± 0.121 (0.0989)
MPA/Aorta ratio	0.611 ± 0.226 (0.0098)	−0.468 ± 0.174 (0.0099)	−0.006 ± 0.002 (0.0150)
LVEF	0.004 ± 0.009 (0.6870)	0.009 ± 0.004 (0.0456)	0.005 ± 0.002 (0.1643)
LV VVCR (ESV/SV)	0.048 ± 0.112 (0.6652)	−0.159 ± 0.076 (0.0424)	−0.077 ± 0.049 (0.1240)
mPAP	−0.005 ± 0.003 (0.2138)	−0.010 ± 0.005 (0.0848)	0.001 ± 0.002 (0.9471)
PVRI	0.005 ± 0.004 (0.2139)	−0.011 ± 0.015 (0.4491)	0.010 ± 0.006 (0.1408)
NT-proBNP	−0.002 ± 0.048 (0.9623)	−0.121 ± 0.068 (0.0856)	−0.107 ± 0.086 (0.2225)
BNP	−0.020 ± 0.073 (0.7821)	−0.182 ± 0.097 (0.0686)	−0.171 ± 0.122 (0.1702)

Data are beta coefficients ± SEM (p-values). Significant (p < 0.05) associations are in bold.

All considered models were adjusted for age and sex.