TABLE 4.

Traditional risk factors and their changes for arterial stiffness in stepwise multivariable regression analysis

	High baPWV		High IMT
Variables in the model	OR (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value
Risk factors at baseline
SBP (mmHg)	1.102 (1.063–1.143)	<0.001	0.996 (0.904–1.097)	0.934
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)	0.760 (0.022–16.148)	0.760	20.541 (2.332–180.963)	0.006
Triglycerides (mmol/l)	1.813 (1.078–3.048)	0.025	0.108 (0.017–0.702)	0.020
12-year change
DBP (mmHg)	1.036 (1.001–1.074)	0.049	0.990 (0.913–4.073)	0.805
BMI (kg/m2)	1.176 (1.004–1.377)	0.045	1.204 (0.917–1.582)	0.182
Triglycerides (mmol/l)	0.516 (0.328–0.813)	0.004	1.763 (0.750–4.147)	0.194
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)	0.137 (0.037–0.514)	0.003	1.062 (0.066–17.101)	0.966

Logistic regression analyses were used to test the risk of arterial stiffness, after adjustment for age, sex, BMI, SBP, DBP, heart rate, fasting glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, HDL, C-reactive protein, serum homocysteine, alcohol consumption, smoking status, hypertension and diabetes. baPWV, brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity; CI, confidence interval; IMT, intima–media thickness; OR, odds ratio.

Bold indicates statistically significant results.