Body composition is a strong predictor of local carotid stiffness in Swedish, young adults – the cross sectional Lifestyle, biomarkers, and atherosclerosis study

Table 3 Simple linear regression with cIMT and local stiffness measurements as dependent variables

	cIMT (μm)		Arterial distensibility (kPa⁻¹)		Young’s elastic modulus (kPa)		β stiffness index
	Standardized β		Standardized β		Standardized β		Standardized β
Variables	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men
BMI (kg/m²)	0.147	0.172	− 0.310**	−0.437*	0.267*	0.325	0.294**	0.371
Waist circumference (cm)	0.138	0.150	−0.268*	− 0.390	0.233	0.245	0.250	0.254
Body fat (%)	0.178	0.199	−0.252	− 0.474*	0.214	0.255	0.239	0.323
SBP_brach (mm Hg)	0.242	0.146	−0.333***	−0.471*	0.241	0.299	0.154	0.247
DBP _brach (mm Hg)	0.164	−0.166	0.000	−0.082	−0.050	0.115	−0.201	− 0.099
MAP _brach (mm Hg)	0.204	−0.010	−0.170	− 0.272	0.155	0.262	0.015	0.092

Notes: Standardized β (Standardized coefficients β) are presented in women (n = 164) and men (n = 56) separately. Significance levels after Bonferroni correction; *P < 0.00104, **P < 0.00021, ***P < 0.000021
Abbreviations: BMI (kg/m²), Body mass index, Body fat (%), Percentage of body fat, SBP_brach (mmHg), Brachial systolic blood pressure, DBP_brach (mmHg), Brachial diastolic blood pressure, and MAP_brach (mmHg), Brachial mean arterial pressure

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