Table 3 Correlation between carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity levels and clinical variables among the 105 hypertensive patients
Variables | Carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (m/s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Simple linear regression | Multivariable linear regression | ||||
r | p value | Beta | Adjusted R2 change | p value | |
Female | −0.154 | 0.116 | – | – | – |
Diabetes mellitus | 0.228 | 0.019* | – | – | – |
Age (years) | 0.366 | < 0.001* | 0.325 | 0.109 | < 0.001* |
Height (cm) | − 0.017 | 0.866 | – | – | – |
Body weight (kg) | −0.003 | 0.975 | – | – | – |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 0.025 | 0.800 | – | – | – |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 0.334 | 0.001* | 0.236 | 0.061 | 0.004* |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 0.100 | 0.308 | – | – | – |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | −0.110 | 0.263 | – | – | – |
Log-Triglyceride (mg/dL) | −0.001 | 0.991 | – | – | – |
HDL-C (mg/dL) | −0.267 | 0.006* | − 0.193 | 0.025 | 0.027* |
LDL-C (mg/dL) | − 0.019 | 0.849 | – | – | – |
Log-Glucose (mg/dL) | 0.001 | 0.998 | – | – | – |
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 0.243 | 0.013* | – | – | – |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.369 | < 0.001* | – | – | – |
eGFR (mL/min) | − 0.335 | < 0.001* | – | – | – |
Total calcium (mg/dL) | −0.027 | 0.785 | – | – | – |
Phosphorus (mg/dL) | −0.101 | 0.306 | – | – | – |
iPTH (pg/mL) | 0.293 | 0.003* | 0.185 | 0.032 | 0.022* |
Sclerostin (pmol/L) | 0.392 | < 0.001* | 0.255 | 0.146 | 0.003* |
Log-Dickkopf-1 (pmol/L) | −0.250 | 0.142 | – | – | – |