Table 4.

Multivariate regression analysis of Ai in diffuse SSc vs. limited SSc vs. controls.

Variables	T value	p
Age	−0.263	0.794
Height	−3.617	0.001
Disease duration	−0.073	0.942
SBP	−1.475	0.146
DBP	1.109	0.272
cSBP	1.773	0.082
cDBP	−1.653	0.104
HR	−1.708	0.093
Clinical subtype	−0.486	0.629

SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; MBP: mean blood pressure; cSBP: central systolic blood pressure; cDBP: central diastolic blood pressure; HR: heart rate; Ai: augmentation index.