TABLE 3.

Multivariable linear regression associations with pulse-wave velocity (hfPWV) and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV)

	Total				Women				Men
	n = 4,133				n = 2,489				n = 1,644
	β	Std. β	SE	P	β	Std. β	SE	P	β	Std. β	SE	P
cfPWV	R2 = 0.22				R2 = 0.25				R2 = 0.20
Age (years)	0.11	0.18	0.01	<0.001	0.10	0.17	0.01	<0.001	0.10	0.17	0.01	<0.001
Body Mass Index (kg/m2)	−0.06	−0.09	0.01	<0.001	−0.06	−0.10	0.01	<0.001	−0.06	−0.07	0.02	0.002
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	−0.02	−0.08	0.01	<0.001	−0.03	−0.09	0.01	<0.001	−0.03	−0.10	0.01	0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	0.05	0.32	0.00	<0.001	0.06	0.33	0.00	<0.001	0.06	0.33	0.01	<0.001
Heart rate (bpm)	0.06	0.22	0.00	<0.001	0.07	0.23	0.01	0.040	0.07	0.24	0.01	<0.001
Fasting glucose (mmol/l)	0.11	0.05	0.03	0.002	0.10	0.04	0.05	<0.001	0.09	0.05	0.05	0.080
HDL (mmol/l)	−0.81	−0.10	0.12	<0.001	−0.60	−0.07	0.15	<0.001	−0.40	−0.04	0.24	0.098
hfPWV	R2 = 0.20				R2 = 0.24				R2 = 0.18
Age (years)	0.08	0.18	0.01	<0.001	0.08	0.18	0.01	<0.001	0.08	0.17	0.01	<0.001
Body Mass Index (kg/m2)	−0.08	−0.15	0.01	<0.001	−0.08	−0.17	0.01	<0.001	−0.06	−0.10	0.02	<0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	0.04	0.29	0.00	<0.001	0.04	0.32	0.00	<0.001	0.04	0.29	0.00	<0.001
Heart rate (bpm)	0.03	0.14	0.00	<0.001	0.04	0.18	0.00	<0.001	0.04	0.18	0.01	<0.001
Fasting glucose (mmol/l)	0.11	0.07	0.03	<0.001	0.10	0.06	0.04	0.006	0.07	0.04	0.04	0.109
HDL (mmol/l)	−0.84	−0.13	0.10	<0.001	−0.39	−0.06	0.12	<0.001	−0.11	−0.01	0.20	0.563

Adjustments: race, field center, prevalent cardiovascular diseases (hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, heart failure), and medications (β-blockers, α-blockers, calcium channel, blockers, diuretics).

Abbreviations: β, beta coefficient; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SE, standard error; std. β, standardized beta coefficient