Table 3.
Multiple stepwise linear regression results between AHI level with ABI and PWV.
| ABI | PWV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | βst | t | p | βst | t | p |
| Model 1 | ||||||
| AHI | 0.01 | 5.34 | p < 0.05 | 26.26 | 6.46 | p < 0.05 |
| Model 2 | ||||||
| AHI | 0.01 | 5.15 | p < 0.05 | 27.24 | 6.16 | p < 0.05 |
| Model 3 | ||||||
| AHI | 0.01 | 5.19 | p < 0.05 | 26.92 | 5.68 | p < 0.05 |
Model 2 is adjusted for age, gender, and BMI; model 3 is adjusted for age, gender, diabetic duration, BMI, blood glucose, blood pressure, blood lipid, and UA. Abbreviations: ABI: ankle-brachial index; PWV: brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; AHI: apnea-hypopnea index.