Table 2.
Bivariate correlations of adiposity measures with CAVI and baPWV
CAVI | baPWV | |||
Unadjusted | Adjusted† | Unadjusted | Adjusted† | |
BMI | −0.264** | −0.303** | −0.035 | −0.068** |
WHtR | −0.119** | −0.222** | 0.090** | 0.001 |
CUN-BAE | −0.187** | −0.297** | 0.054* | −0.063** |
BRI | −0.125** | −0.218** | 0.078** | 0.005 |
The correlation coefficients between CAVI, baPWV and adiposity measurements showed significant differences (p<0.001 in all cases).p Values by Pearson correlation: *p<0.05, **p<0.01.†Adjusted for age, sex and systolic blood pressure.baPWV, brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; BMI, body mass index; BRI, body roundness index; CAVI, cardio-ankle vascular index; CUN-BAE, Clínica Universidad de Navarra-body adiposity estimator; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio.