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Table 2 Age-adjusted correlations between brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity and various parameters (n = 697).

From: Increased arterial stiffness in healthy subjects with high-normal glucose levels and in subjects with pre-diabetes

 

Pulse Wave Velocity

 
 

R

p -value

FPG1 (mg/dL)

0.278

<0.01

BMI2 (kg/m2)

0.089

<0.05

SBP3 (mmHg)

0.502

<0.01

DBP4 (mmHg)

0.472

<0.01

RHR5(beats/min)

0.169

<0.01

hs-CRP6(mg/dL)

0.167

<0.01

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

-0.146

<0.01

Non-HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

0.111

<0.01

Current smoking

0.005

NS7

Alcohol ingestion

-0.005

NS7

Exercise

0.015

NS7

  1. Coefficients (r) and p-values are calculated using the age-adjusted Pearson's correlation model.
  2. 1fasting plasma glucose; 2body mass index; 3systolic blood pressure; 4diastolic blood pressure; 5resting heart rate; 6 high sensitivity C-reactive protein, logarithmically transformed values; 7NS, not significant
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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