Table 4 Independent determinants (β ± SE) of early diastolic velocity, cfPWV and LV mass in T2DM patients and in healthy volunteers

Sex (male)

0.19 ± 0.08

0.18 ± 0.08

Age (years)

−0.22 ± 0.08

0.22 ± 0.07

−0.37 ± 0.08

0.34 ± 0.10

0.25 ± 0.08

Height (cm)

0.45 ± 0.07

Waist circumference (cm)

0.26 ± 0.07

Carotid SBP (mmHg)

−0.25 ± 0.08

0.28 ± 0.07

0.18±0.07

−0.24 ± 0.08

0.26 ± 0.09

0.28 ± 0.08

Heart rate (bpm)

−0.24 ± 0.08

0.18 ± 0.07

0.30 ± 0.08

Stroke volume (mL)

0.25 ± 0.07

LV mass (g)

−0.25 ± 0.09

s′ velocity (cm/s)

0.43 ± 0.06

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

0.29 ± 0.08

Log HbA1c

0.25 ± 0.07

0.19 ± 0.08

T2DM duration (years)

0.22 ± 0.07

Cumulative R²

0.32

P < 0.0001

0.34

P < 0.0001

0.38

P < 0.0001

0.60

P < 0.0001

0.43

P < 0.0001

0.56

P < 0.0001