Table 5.

Mean change in central pulse pressure (mmHg) after EMPA therapy separated according to median of different variables

Variable	Age	HbA1c	Copeptin	Heart rate	LDL-cholesterol	Uric acid	Systolic BP	hsCRP
≥ median	− 4.66 ± 8.87	− 4.77 ± 9.04	− 5.54 ± 8.25	− 1.03 ± 9.37	− 1.95 ± 11.9	− 3.978 ± 9.39	− 2.65 ± 9.46	− 1.82 ± 8.11
< median	− 0.83 ± 9.27	− 0.84 ± 9.08	− 0.47 ± 9.43	− 4.45 ± 8.86	− 3.48 ± 5.82	− 1.51 ± 8.99	− 2.81 ± 9.13	− 3.67 ± 10.2
p-value	0.114	0.105	0.033	0.160	0.533	0.311	0.949	0.449

Data are given as mean ± SD

hsCRP high sensitive C-reactive protein, LDL-cholesterol low density lipid cholesterol, heart rate 24-h ambulatory heart rate, systolic BP systolic 24-h ambulatory blood pressure