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Table 3 Regression analysis of carotid radial: pulse wave velocity and augmentation index

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

 

crPWV

crAIX

Regression coefficient (95% CI)

P value

Regression coefficient (95% CI)

P value

Demography

Sex, Female

0.98 (− 1.51 to 3.46)

0.41

11.4 (− 34.9 to 57.7)

0.61

Age, years

0.04 (− 0.13 to 0.21)

0.62

0.97 (− 2.23 to 4.17)

0.53

Alcohol use, Yes

− 1.32 (− 3.22 to 0.58)

0.16

1.88 (− 33.5 to 37.3)

0.91

Anthropometry

Normal weight

Ref

   

Underweight

1.89 (− 0.52 to 4.30)

0.11

− 28.6 (− 73.5 to 16.1)

0.19

Overweight

− 0.87 (− 5.05 to 3.32)

0.66

− 6.60 (− 84.5 to 71.2)

0.86

Waist-hip ratio

− 3.65 (− 11.4 to 4.05)

0.33

128 (− 14.9 to 272)

0.08

Hemodynamic parameters

Central DBP, mmHg

0.16 (0.02 to 0.29)

0.03

− 0.28 (− 2.76 to 2.20)

0.81

Central SBP, mmHg

− 0.04 (− 0.14 to 0.06)

0.38

− 0.11 (− 1.95 to 1.73)

0.90

Heart rate, beats/minute

0.01 (− 0.06 to 0.09)

0.67

0.10 (− 1.24 to 1.43)

0.88

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