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Table 3 Results of univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis for MACE

From: The relationship between ambulatory arterial stiffness, inflammation, blood pressure dipping and cardiovascular outcomes

Characteristic

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p value

Odds ratio (95% CI)

p value

Age, years

1.07 (1.03–1.10)

< 0.0001

1.04 (1.001–1.08)

0.044

Male sex (%)

0.73 (0.38–1.37)

0.33

–

NS

Coronary artery disease

2.333 (1.20–4.50)

0.013

–

NS

Heart failure

5.62 (2.47–12.81)

< 0.0001

5.65 (2.36–13.55)

< 0.0001

Diabetes mellitus

2.50 (1.25–4.90)

0.010

–

NS

Previous stroke /TIA

3.20 (1.40–7.30)

0.006

2.49 (1.05–5.93)

0.039

Known hypertension

3.26 (1.27–8.34)

0.014

–

NS

Peripheral vascular disease

4.61 (2.02–10.51)

< 0.0001

3.0 (1.27–7.10)

0.013

Haemoglobin

0.97 (0.95–0.98)

0.002

0.98 (0.96–0.99)

0.045

Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio

1.17 (1.08–1.28)

< 0.0001

1.13 (1.02–1.24

0.02

Monocyte/lymphocyte ratio

1.02 (1.01–1.04)

< 0.0001

–

NS

Creatinine clearance

0.98 (0.97–0.99)

0.01

–

NS

Systolic blood pressure dip, %

0.95 (0.91–0.98)

0.012

–

NS

AASI

1.03 (1.01–1.05)

0.006

–

NS

  1. TIA, transient ischaemic attack; HBA1c Glycosylated haemoglobin; AASI, ambulatory arterial stiffness index; NS, non-significant