Table 2.

Univariable analysis of baPWV

	OR (95%CI)	p value
Sex (n%)		0.035*
Males	Ref.
Females	0.74 (0.56,0.98)
Age (year)	1.10 (1.09,1.12)	< 0.001***
BMI (kg/m2)	1.04 (1.00,1.08)	0.069
SBP (mmHg)	1.07 (1.06,1.09)	< 0.001***
DBP (mmHg	1.10 (1.09,1.12)	< 0.001***
FBG (mg/dL)	1.04 (1.02,1.05)	< 0.001***
Uric acid (mg/dL)	1.14 (1.04,1.26)	0.007**
AST (IU/L)	1.03 (1.01,1.04)	0.004**
ALT (IU/L)	1.01 (1.00,1.02)	0.024*
γGTP (IU/L)	1.01 (1.00,1.02)	0.001**
TC (mg/dL)	1.01(1.00,1.01)	< 0.001***
TG (mg/dL)	1.00 (1.00,1.01)	< 0.001***
TyG index	1.84 (1.50,2.27)	< 0.001***
HDL-C (mg/dL)	0.99 (0.99,1.00)	0.249
LDL-C (mg/dL)	1.01 (1.00,1.01)	0.012*
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)	0.96 (0.94,0.97)	< 0.001***
Current smoker (n %)		0.467
None or past	Ref.
Current	0.89 (0.65,1.22)
Alcohol group (n %)		0.08
0–40 g/week	Ref.
40–140 g/week	0.98 (0.68,1.40)	0.896
140–280 g/week	1.35 (0.86,2.11)	0.192
> 280 g/week	1.73 (1.08,2.77)	0.022*
Regular exercise (n %)		0.814
< 1/week	Ref.
≥ 1/week	1.04 (0.75,1.45)
Fatty liver (n %)		< 0.001***
None	Ref.
Moderate or severe	1.92 (1.44,2.56)
Menopausal state (n %)		< 0.001***
Menopausal	Ref.
Postmenopausal	5.37 (3.20,9.01)	< 0.001***
ABI	3.20 (0.49,20.72)	0.222

BMI, Body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; γGTP, gamma-glutamyl transferase; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; TyG index, triglyceride glucose index; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; ABI, ankle-brachial index; baPWV, brachial to ankle pulse wave velocity; CI, confidence interval. (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001)