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Table 2 Regression analysis of carotid femoral: pulse wave velocity and augmentation index

From: Vascular dysfunction and body mass index in African adults with HIV

 

cfPWV

cfAIX

Regression coefficient (95% CI)

P value

Regression coefficient (95% CI)

P value

Demography

Sex, Female

0.75 (− 3.50 to 5.00)

0.71

− 3.07 (− 23.3 to 17.2)

0.75

Age, years

0.06 (− 0.24 to 0.35)

0.70

0.69 (− 0.73 to 2.11)

0.32

Alcohol use

0.06 (− 2.45 to 2.56)

0.96

− 5.97 (− 17.9 to 5.94)

0.30

Anthropometry

Normal weight

Ref

   

Underweight

− 1.39 (− 5.11 to 2.33)

0.44

− 27.0 (− 44.7-(− 9.27))

0.01

Overweight

3.93 (− 2.57 to 10.4)

0.22

38.9 (7.88 to 69.8)

0.02

Waist-hip ratio

− 7.51 (− 19.6 to 4.57)

0.21

36.0 (− 21.5 to 93.5)

0.20

Hemodynamic parameters

Central DBP, mmHg

0.08 (− 0.14 to 0.31)

0.43

− 0.03 (− 1.09 to 1.03)

0.95

Central SBP, mmHg

0.01 (− 0.15 to 0.16)

0.91

0.17 (− 0.57 to 0.91)

0.64

Pulse, beats/minute

0.07 (− 0.07 to 0.21)

0.32

− 0.58 (− 1.25 to 0.09)

0.09

  1. cfPWV, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity; cfAiX, carotid-femoral augmentation index. P values < 0.05 shown in bold