(b).
| cAIx: before adjustment | cAIx: after adjustment by covariates | Covariates appearing in the model are evaluated at the following values | Levene's test | Homogeneity of regression slopes test | Adjusted R 2 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | SD | p | MV | SE | 95% CI lower bound | 95% CI upper bound | p | Age (years) | Body Height (cm) | Body weight (Kg) | Yugulo-Symphysis distance (cm) | Heart rate (b.p.m.) | |||||
| Model 1 | Male | 6.6737 | 7.40231 | <0.001 | 6.747 | .327 | 6.104 | 7.389 | <0.001 | 15.35 | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | <0.001 | 0.228 | 0.138 |
| Female | 12.3474 | 8.64323 | 12.257 | .366 | 11.539 | 12.974 | |||||||||||
| Model 2 | Male | 6.6737 | 7.40231 | <0.001 | 7.72 | .337 | 7.059 | 8.380 | <0.001 | 15.35 | 162.67 | 57.00 | 47.4846 | ------ | <0.001 | 0.158 | 0.193 |
| Female | 12.3474 | 8.64323 | 11.043 | .381 | 10.295 | 11.792 | |||||||||||
| Model 3 | Male | 6.6737 | 7.40231 | <0.001 | 6.411 | .328 | 5.767 | 7.055 | <0.001 | 15.35 | ------ | ------ | ------ | 68.43 | 0.020 | 0.008 | 0.163 |
| Female | 12.3474 | 8.64323 | 12.675 | .368 | 11.953 | 13.397 | |||||||||||
| Model 4 | Male | 6.6737 | 7.40231 | <0.001 | 7.447 | .329 | 6.802 | 8.093 | <0.001 | 15.35 | 162.67 | 57.00 | 47.4846 | 68.43 | 0.005 | 0.006 | 0.238 |
| Female | 12.3474 | 8.64323 | 11.383 | .373 | 10.651 | 12.115 | |||||||||||
cSBP: central (aortic) systolic blood pressure. MV: mean value: SD and SE: standard deviation and error, respectively. CI: confidence interval. cAIx: central (aortic) augmentation index (net value). A p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.