Table 2.
Univariate analysis of factors associated with high brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity
| Variable | High brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity |
|
|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | P-value | |
| Age (y) | 1.13 (1.09–1.16) | <0.001 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 1.17 (1.07–1.28) | <0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 1.08 (1.06–1.10) | <0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 1.11 (1.08–1.14) | <0.001 |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL) | 1.02 (1.00–1.03) | 0.007 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 1.00 (1.00–1.01) | 0.016 |
| High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL) | 0.98 (0.96–1.00) | 0.082 |
| C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 1.43 (1.11–1.84) | 0.005 |
| γ-glutamyltransferase (U/L) | 1.01 (0.99–1.02) | 0.262 |
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 1.01 (0.84–1.22) | 0.885 |
| Borderline-high mean corpuscular volume (yes or no) | 3.05 (1.53–6.08) | 0.001 |