TABLE 2.

Univariable and multivariable determinants of log-transformed digital pulse propagation index

	Univariable		Multivariable
	β	P value	β	P value
Age	0.386	<0.001	0.327	<0.001
Mean arterial blood pressure	0.482	<0.001	0.292	<0.001
Body height	0.228	<0.001	0.290	<0.001
Heart rate	0.241	<0.001	0.233	<0.001
Current smoking	0.098	<0.001	0.121	<0.001
Male sex	0.327	<0.001	0.068	<0.001
Waist circumference	0.314	<0.001	−0.050	<0.001
HDL cholesterol	−0.213	<0.001	−0.037	0.005
Triglycerides	0.240	<0.001
24 h urinary albumin excretion	0.225	<0.001
Use of antihypertensive drugs	0.179	<0.001
eGFR (CKD-EPI)	−0.157	<0.001
Total cholesterol	0.137	<0.001
24-h urinary sodium excretion	0.118	<0.001
History of cardiovascular disease	0.112	<0.001
Use of lipid-lowering drugs	0.107	<0.001
NT-proBNP	0.107	<0.001
History of diabetes	0.063	<0.001

Model 1: univariable analysis; model 2: multivariable model after stepwise backward elimination (r² = 0.43). CKD-EPI, Chronic Kidney Disease-Epidemiology collaboration; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; NT-proBNP, N-terminal-pro brain natriuretic peptide.