Table 4.
N | Baseline PWV(m/s) | p‐value | N | Δ Pulse wave velocity (m/s) | p‐value | ||
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Estimate [95% CI] | Estimate [95% CI] | ||||||
Unadjusted | Adjusted for baseline PWV | ||||||
Total | 422 | 0.22 [0.09,0.35] | 0.0013 | Total | 417 | 0.15 [0.03,0.27] | 0.0160 |
Males | 245 | 0.13 [−0.07,0.34] | 0.205 | Males | 244 | 0.07 [−0.10,0.23] | 0.4257 |
Females | 177 | 0.16 [−0.05,0.37] | 0.130 | Females | 173 | 0.34 [0.10,0.57] | 0.0047 |
Adjusted for age, sex, BMI and SBP | Adjusted for baseline PWV, age, sex, BMI, SBP, ΔSBP, follow‐up time | ||||||
Total | 419 | 0.01 [−0.12,0.14] | 0.8834 | Total | 414 | 0.02 [−0.11,0.14] | 0.791 |
Males | 242 | ‐0.04 [−0.22,0.14] | 0.6823 | Males | 241 | ‐0.04 [−0.19,0.11] | 0.6134 |
Females | 177 | 0.08 [−0.11,0.27] | 0.4125 | Females | 173 | 0.12 [−0.12,0.36] | 0.3238 |
ΔPWV and ΔSBP represented the difference between the measurement at follow‐up and at baseline. Median follow‐up time was 3.85 y.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; PWV, pulse wave velocity; SBP, systolic blood pressure.