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Table 2 Regression models for association of distensibility and PWV with AWT (Regression coefficients B/P).

From: Association of aortic wall thickness with stiffness in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

 

With hypertension (N = 264)

W/O hypertension (N = 159)

 

B

P

B

P

Distensibility of ascending aorta (%/mmhg)

Model 1

-0.017

0.54

0.16

0.003

 

Model 2

-0.016

0.54

0.164

0.001

Pulse wave velocity (m/s)

Model 1

2.32

0.046

0.52

0.6

 

Model 2

1.7

0.144

0.65

0.5

  1. Model 1: multivariable analysis accounting for age, sex, race, and BMI. Model 2: adjusted for variables in model 1 in addition to systolic blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, LDL, HDL, current smoking status, and smoking pack years.