Table 3.
Relationship Between IASBPD Increasing (≥10 mm Hg) and Other Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors by Univariate Logistic Regression Model
| B | Wald Test | OR (95% CI) | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (male as reference) | −0.218 | 1.583 | 0.804 (0.573–1.129) | .208 |
| Age, per y | 0.013 | 4.915 | 1.014 (1.002–1.026) | .027 |
| BMI, per kg/m2 | 0.118 | 26.578 | 1.125 (1.076–1.177) | <.001 |
| Hypertension | 0.888 | 25.975 | 2.431 (1.728–3.422) | <.001 |
| Diabetes | 0.246 | 1.172 | 1.278 (0.820–1.994) | .279 |
| Smoking | 0.097 | 0.271 | 1.101 (0.766–1.584) | .603 |
| SBP, per mm Hg | 0.036 | 78.471 | 1.036 (1.028–1.044) | <.001 |
| LDL‐C | 0.203 | 3.092 | 1.225 (0.977–1.536) | .079 |
| HDL‐C | −0.496 | 3.513 | 0.609 (0.363–1.023) | .061 |
| TC | 0.086 | 0.794 | 1.090 (0.902–1.317) | .373 |
| TGs | −0.016 | 0.070 | 0.984 (0.874–1.108) | .791 |
| ba‐PWV | 0.001 | 30.411 | 1.001 (1.001–1.001) | <.001 |
| Carotid plaque | 0.075 | 0.173 | 1.077 (0.758–1.531) | .678 |
| Mean IMT | 1.697 | 8.139 | 5.458 (1.701–17.514) | .004 |
| ABI | −3.450 | 22.189 | 0.032 (0.008–0.133) | <.001 |
Abbreviations: ABI, ankle‐brachial index; ba‐PWV, brachial‐ankle pulse wave velocity; BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; HDL‐C, high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; IASBPD, interarm systolic blood pressure difference; IMT, intima–media thickness; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; OR, odds ratio; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TGs, triglycerides.