Table 3.
Multiple regression analysis to determine factors related to pulse wave velocity
| Univariate | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | β coefficient | P value | β coefficient | P value |
| HFpEF patients | ||||
| Age (65 years or older) | 0.714 | <0.001 | 0.549 | <0.001 |
| Gender (male) | 0.100 | 0.409 | — | — |
| Body mass index (over 25) | −0.140 | 0.247 | — | — |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 0.024 | 0.842 | — | — |
| Hypertension | 0.487 | <0.001 | 0.247 | 0.006 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 0.177 | 0.144 | — | — |
| Dyslipidaemia | −0.049 | 0.689 | — | — |
| CKD | 0.167 | 0.167 | — | — |
| Anaemia | 0.092 | 0.450 | — | — |
| Severe SDB | 0.377 | 0.001 | 0.234 | 0.005 |
| HFrEF patients | ||||
| Age (65 years or older) | 0.697 | <0.001 | 0.648 | <0.001 |
| Gender (male) | −0.176 | 0.031 | −0.089 | 0.152 |
| Body mass index (over 25) | −0.109 | 0.183 | — | — |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 0.196 | 0.016 | 0.061 | 0.333 |
| Hypertension | 0.180 | 0.027 | 0.114 | 0.063 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 0.086 | 0.291 | — | — |
| Dyslipidaemia | 0.051 | 0.535 | — | — |
| CKD | 0.256 | 0.001 | 0.044 | 0.479 |
| Anaemia | 0.205 | 0.012 | 0.010 | 0.876 |
| Severe SDB | 0.091 | 0.264 | — | — |
CKD, chronic kidney disease; HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; SDB, sleep‐disordered breathing.