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. 2017 Jan 7;30(3):256–263. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpw144

Table 4.

Hemodynamic determinants of 24-h ambulatory blood pressure and blood pressure variability by multivariable stepwise regression analysis (n = 1257) variables

ARVs ARVd 24-h SBP 24-h DBP
β P value β P value β P value β P value
Model 1 R 2 = 0.345 R 2 = 0.220 R 2 = 0.535 R 2 = 0.410
 24-h HR 0.199 <0.001 0.180 <0.001 0.207 <0.001 0.273 <0.001
 TPR NS NS NS NS 0.065 0.004 0.134 <0.001
 cf-PWV NS NS 0.076 0.020 0.147 <0.001 0.157 <0.001
 Pf 0.094 0.017 0.097 0.025 0.093 0.036 -0.156 <0.001
 Pb 0.342 <0.001 0.223 <0.001 0.511 <0.001 0.507 <0.001
Model 2 R 2 = 0.383 R 2 = 0.224
 24-h HR 0.135 <0.001 0.156 <0.001
 TPR NS NS NS NS
 cf-PWV NS NS NS NS
 Pf NS NS NS NS
 Pb 0.243 <0.001 0.221 <0.001
 24-h SBP 0.281 <0.001 0.154 <0.001

All models were also adjusted for age, sex, and body mass index.

Abbreviations: ARVd, average real variability of 24-h DBP; ARVs, average real variability of 24-h SBP; β, standardized regression coefficient; cf-PWV, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; NS, nonsignificant; Pb, amplitude of the decomposed backward pressure wave; Pf, amplitude of the decomposed forward pressure wave; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TPR, total peripheral resistance.