Regional pulse wave velocities and their cardiovascular risk factors among healthy middle-aged men: a cross-sectional population-based study

Table 3 Associations ^a between regional pulse wave velocity and cardiovascular risk factors (N = 784)

	Beta (P value)
	hfPWV		cfPWV		faPWV		baPWV
Age, years	.15	(<.001)	.06	(.074)	.05	(.187)	.09	(.012)
Systolic BP, mmHg	.39	(<.001)	.31	(<.001)	.33	(<.001)	.47	(<.001)
Heart rate, beats/min	.09	(.016)	.11	(.002)	.18	(<.001)	.21	(<.001)
BMI, kg/m²	.23	(<.001)	.31	(<.001)	.02	(.526)	.18	(<.001)
LDL-C, mg/dL	.06	(.121)	-.01	(.697)	-.01	(.721)	.01	(.692)
Total cholesterol/HDL-C ratio	.11	(.003)	.12	(.001)	.05	(.131)	.12	(<.001)
Triglycerides, mg/dL	.16	(<.001)	.18	(<.001)	.20	(<.001)	.27	(<.001)
Fasting glucose, mg/dL	.06	(.111)	.06	(.080)	.08	(.020)	.10	(.003)
Fastinginsulin, μIU/dL	.15	(<.001)	.16	(<.001)	.08	(.026)	.16	(<.001)
Current smoking, (%)	.03	(.398)	.06	(.116)	.12	(.002)	.09	(.012)
Alcohol drinking, (%)	-.00	(.983)	-.04	(.308)	.10	(.005)	.06	(.075)

^aResulted from the multiple regression analysis after adjustment for race. BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, PWV pulse wave velocity, hf heart-femoral, cf carotid-femoral, fa femoral-ankle, ba brachial-ankle.

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