Characteristic | All participants (n = 105) | Low Arterial Stiffness (n = 68) | High Arterial Stiffness (n = 37) | P |
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Age (years)a | 65.55 ± 9.19 | 63.31 ± 8.92 | 69.68 ± 8.19 | 0.001* |
Height (cm)a | 161.03 ± 8.19 | 161.59 ± 7.44 | 160.00 ± 9.43 | 0.345 |
Body weight (kg)a | 67.80 ± 11.78 | 67.79 ± 12.39 | 67.80 ± 10.75 | 0.998 |
Body mass index (kg/m2)a | 26.05 ± 3.39 | 25.82 ± 3.39 | 26.47 ± 3.40 | 0.357 |
cfPWV (m/s)a | 9.37 ± 2.71 | 7.81 ± 1.32 | 12.25 ± 2.20 | <0.001* |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)a | 132.10 ± 18.67 | 127.47 ± 16.18 | 140.59 ± 20.13 | <0.001* |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)a | 72.56 ± 10.32 | 70.85 ± 10.07 | 75.70 ± 10.16 | 0.021* |
Pulse pressure (mmHg)a | 59.53 ± 16.64 | 56.62 ± 14.22 | 64.89 ± 19.43 | 0.014* |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)a | 165.98 ± 35.80 | 170.15 ± 37.45 | 158.32 ± 31.59 | 0.106 |
Triglyceride (mg/dl)b | 117.00 (89.50–162.00) | 116.00 (90.75–184.50) | 117.00 (89.00–152.00) | 0.351 |
HDL-C (mg/dl)a | 45.33 ± 12.24 | 46.54 ± 12.15 | 43.11 ± 12.28 | 0.171 |
LDL-C (mg/dl)a | 95.73 ± 26.58 | 97.37 ± 26.47 | 92.73 ± 26.87 | 0.396 |
Fasting glucose (mg/dl)b | 111.00 (96.50–142.50) | 107.00 (97.00–133.75) | 114.00 (95.50–163.00) | 0.509 |
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl)b | 16.00 (13.00–19.00) | 15.50 (13.00–18.00) | 16.00 (13.00–21.50) | 0.162 |
Creatinine (mg/dl)b | 1.10 (0.90–1.30) | 1.00 (0.90–1.20) | 1.20 (0.90–1.40) | 0.143 |
Glomerular filtration rate (ml/min)a | 70.55 ± 20.36 | 73.10 ± 17.63 | 65.92 ± 24.13 | 0.085 |
Total calcium (mg/dl)a | 9.13 ± 0.36 | 9.15 ± 0.36 | 9.08 ± 0.35 | 0.328 |
Phosphorus (mg/dl)a | 3.52 ± 0.53 | 3.53 ± 0.55 | 3.49 ± 0.48 | 0.739 |
Ca × P product (mg2/dL2)a | 32.12 ± 5.15 | 32.32 ± 5.39 | 31.74 ± 4.73 | 0.585 |
Leptin (ng/ml)b | 6.58 (3.41–18.97) | 5.50 (2.80–13.77) | 13.60 (5.07–52.43) | 0.002* |