Table III.

 Variables Associated With Aortic Augmentation Index in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease

	Unrestricted Model				Restricted Model
	Coefficient	95% CI		P Value	Coefficient	95% CI		P Value
ABI	−10.67	−18.36	−2.97	.008	−11.5	−18.6	−4.5	.002
Age, y	0.06	0.10	0.23	.449
Sex	0.17	−3.66	4.00	.929
Height, cm	−42.27	−63.38	−21.16	<.001	−46.2	−62.93	−29.43	<.001
Body mass index, kg/m2	−0.45	−0.87	−0.024	.039	−0.43	−0.80	−0.06	.023
Smoker	5.20	1.54	8.86	.006	3.6	0.60	6.59	.019
Dyslipidemia	0.25	−2.64	3.14	.862
Hypertension	0.56	−3.98	5.09	.806
Diabetes	0.10	−3.56	3.77	.955
Systolic BP	0.02	−0.07	0.11	.680
Diastolic BP	0.23	0.06	0.40	.009	0.24	0.12	0.36	<.001
Comorbidity	−0.99	−4.24	2.27	.546
Antihypertensive drugs	2.49	−1.39	6.36	.203

Abbreviations: ABI, ankle‐brachial arterial pressure index; BP, blood pressure; CI, confidence interval.