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. 2021 May 19;151(7):1886–1893. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxab097

TABLE 2.

Associations between dietary AGEs and arterial stiffness in 2255 adults of The Maastricht Study1

Dietary AGE, SD/d cfPWV, m/s Carotid DC, mm2/kPa Carotid YEM, 103/kPa
CML
 Semiadjusted β (95% CI)2 −0.05 (−0.12, 0.02) −0.14 (−0.31, 0.04) 0.01 (−0.01, 0.02)
 Fully adjusted β (95% CI)3 0.04 (−0.07, 0.15) −0.16 (−0.43, 0.11) 0.01 (−0.01, 0.03)
CEL
 Semiadjusted β (95% CI)2 −0.01 (−0.08, 0.06) −0.06 (−0.23, 0.11) 0.00 (−0.01, 0.01)
 Fully adjusted β (95% CI)3 0.05 (−0.04, 0.14) −0.02 (−0.23, 0.20) −0.01 (−0.02, 0.01)
MG-H1
 Semiadjusted β (95% CI)2 −0.06 (−0.13, 0.01) −0.13 (−0.30, 0.05) 0.01 (−0.01, 0.02)
 Fully adjusted β (95% CI)3 0.00 (−0.09, 0.10) −0.11 (−0.35, 0.13) 0.00 (−0.01, 0.02)
1

AGE, advanced glycation end product; CEL, Nε-(1-carboxyethyl)lysine; cfPWV, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity; CML, Nε-(carboxymethyl)lysine; DC, distension coefficient; MG-H1, Nδ-(5-hydro-5-methyl-4-imidazolon-2-yl)-ornithine; YEM, Young's elastic modulus.

2

Regression coefficients (β) and 95% CIs represent the change in arterial stiffness measurement per 1-SD change in dietary AGE intake while adjusted for age, sex, glucose metabolism status, heart rate, and mean arterial pressure obtained during vascular measurements.

3

In addition adjusted for waist circumference, total:HDL cholesterol ratio, triglycerides, smoking habits, use of lipid-lowering medication, use of antihypertensive medication, prior CVD, alcohol intake, kidney function, energy intake, educational level, physical activity, and the Dutch Healthy Diet index.