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Table 3 Predictors of stiffness progression rate by multivariate regression analysis

From: Determinants of arterial stiffness progression in a Han-Chinese population in Taiwan: a 4-year longitudinal follow-up

Covariates

All (N = 577)

Women (N = 353)

Men (N = 224)

PWV progression

Coefficient (SE)

p value

Coefficient (SE)

p value

Coefficient (SE)

p value

Age

0.007 (0.001)

<0.001

0.008 (0.001)

<0.001

0.007 (0.002)

<0.001

Male

- 0.008 (0.016)

0.604

--

--

--

--

Baseline PWV (m/s)

- 0.075 (0.008)

<0.001

- 0.086 (0.010)

<0.001

- 0.059 (0.012)

<0.001

MAP (mmHg)

0.004 (0.001)

<0.001

0.006 (0.001)

<0.001

--

--

BMI (kg/m2)

0.008 (0.002)

0.002

--

--

0.012 (0.005)

0.011

ΔMAP (mmHg)

0.010 (0.001)

<0.001

0.010 (0.001)

<0.001

0.008 (0.002)

<0.001

ΔBMI (kg/m2)

  

--

--

0.024 (0.010)

0.013

Ep progression

Coefficient (SE)

p value

Coefficient (SE)

p value

Coefficient (SE)

p value

Age (y)

0.369 (0.039)

<0.001

0.412 (0.049)

<0.001

0.349 (0.066)

<0.001

Male

- 0.748 (0.679)

0.271

--

--

--

--

Baseline Ep (kPa)

- 0.060 (0.009)

<0.001

- 0.072 (0.012)

<0.001

- 0.050 (0.015)

0.001

MAP (mmHg)

0.194 (0.042)

<0.001

0.251 (0.050)

<0.001

0.163 (0.074)

0.028

BMI (kg/m2)

0.327 (0.108)

0.003

--

--

0.473 (0.191)

0.014

ΔMAP (mmHg)

0.401 (0.041)

<0.001

0.420 (0.049)

<0.001

0.360 (0.074)

<0.001

ΔBMI (kg/m2)

--

--

--

--

0.916 (0.409)

0.026

β progression

Coefficient (SE)

p value

Coefficient (SE)

p value

Coefficient (SE)

p value

Age (y)

0.028 (0.003)

<0.001

0.030 (0.004)

<0.001

0.028 (0.005)

<0.001

Male

- 0.052 (0.052)

0.318

--

--

--

--

Baseline β

- 0.041 (0.010)

<0.001

- 0.042 (0.012)

0.001

- 0.045 (0.015)

0.004

MAP (mmHg)

--

--

--

--

  

BMI (kg/m2)

0.024 (0.008)

0.003

--

--

0.038 (0.015)

0.010

ΔMAP (mmHg)

--

--

--

--

--

--

ΔBMI (kg/m2)

--

--

--

--

0.078 (0.032)

0.015

  1. Covariates included in the stepwise multivariate regression model were age at baseline, sex, baseline stiffness parameters, MAP at baseline, BMI at baseline, ΔMAP, ΔTC, ΔTG and ΔBMI. Only variates with significant p value were retained in the final model