Table 3.

Logistic regression of the association between aortic stiffness and clinical factors with CVD events

	Hazard ratio	95% CI	P value
AAD	0.49	(0.25; 0.95)	0.01
DAD	0.70	(0.41; 1.20)	0.19
PWV	1.07	(0.90; 1.26)	0.45
Age	1.05	(1.00; 1.10)	0.07
Gender	0.19	(0.02; 1.52)	0.12
Body mass index	0.97	(0.86; 1.09)	0.62
Duration of diabetes	0.99	(0.88; 1.10)	0.80
HbA1c	0.98	(0.95; 1.02)	0.35
Median HbA1c since diagnosis	1.01	(0.97; 1.04)	0.75
Maximum HbA1c since diagnosis	1.00	(0.97; 1.02)	0.74
Microalbuminuria	2.19	(0.77; 6.16)	0.13
24 h systolic BP	1.02	(0.99; 1.06)	0.18
24 h diastolic BP	1.01	(0.95; 1.06)	0.80
Total cholesterol	0.89	(0.56; 1.43)	0.64
Smoking	3.38	(1.03; 11.15)	0.05
Serum aldosterone	1.00	(0.99; 1.00)	0.33
High sensitivity C reactive protein	0.99	(0.90; 1.09)	0.87

Significant associations in italics

CI confidence interval, AAD ascending aorta distensibility, DAD descending aorta distensibility, PWV pulse wave velocity, CVD cardiovascular disease