Figure 1

Kaplan-Meier curves depicting the cumulative probability of cardiovascular events. A The risk for cardiovascular events was significantly greater in patients with higher baPWV values (bold line) (≥1550 cm/s, n = 520) compared to those with lower baPWV values (thin line) (<1550 cm/s, n = 520) (p < 0.001, log-rank test). B The risk for cardiovascular events was significantly greater in patients with higher maxIMT values (bold line) (≥1.0 mm, n = 580) compared to those with lower maxIMT values (thin line) (<1.0 mm, n = 460) (p < 0.001, log-rank test). C The cumulative incidence rate of cardiovascular events was significantly greater in the patients with “high baPWV and low maxIMT (baPWV ≥1550 cm/s and maxIMT <1.0 mm, n = 181)” (dotted line) compared to those with “low baPWV and low maxIMT (baPWV <1550 cm/s and maxIMT <1.0 mm, n = 279)” (thin gray line) (p = 0.030, log-rank test). The patients with “low baPWV and high maxIMT (baPWV <1550 cm/s and maxIMT ≥1.0 mm, n = 241)” (thin black line) also showed a tendency towards a higher risk compared to those with “low baPWV and low maxIMT” (p = 0.071, log-rank test). The cumulative incidence rate of cardiovascular events was significantly higher in the patients with “high baPWV and high maxIMT (baPWV ≥1550 cm/s and maxIMT ≥1.0 mm, n=580)” (bold black line) compared to the other 3 groups.