Factors Associated with Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity in an Apparently Healthy Chinese Population

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants.

Characteristics	Total ()	baPWV quartiles (m/s)				value
		Q1 (<12.66) ()	Q2 (12.66-14.36) ()	Q3 (14.36-16.46) ()	Q4 (≥16.46) ()
Male, (%)	486 (43.3)	98 (34.9)	137 (48.8)	132 (47.0)	119 (42.5)	0.004
Age (years)				^&	^& #	<0.001
Physical measurements
Height (cm)					^& #	<0.001
Weight (kg)					^& #	<0.001
BMI (kg/m^2)						<0.001
WC (cm)						<0.001
HC (cm)						0.001
WHR	0.87 ± 0.07	0.84 ± 0.07	0.87 ± 0.06	0.88 ± 0.08	0.89 ± 0.06	<0.001
RHR				^&	^& #	<0.001
baPWV (m/s)						<0.001
Biochemical examination
ALT (U/L)						0.242
AST (U/L)						0.007
AST/ALT ratio				1.	^&	0.027
TP (g/L)						0.190
Albumin (g/L)						0.109
TB (μmol/L)						0.419
PG (mmol/L)				^&	^& #	<0.001
Urea (mmol/L)					^&	<0.001
Creatinine (μmol/L)						<0.001
Uric acid (μmol/L)						<0.001
TC (mg/mL)					^#	0.001
TG (mg/mL)				^&	^#	<0.001
HDL-C (mg/mL)						0.101
TC/HDL ratio					^#	0.003
LDL-C (mg/mL)						<0.001
GFR (mL/min/1.73m^2)				^&	^& #	<0.001
Parameters of BP (mmHg)
Sum-PP				^&	^& #	<0.001
Brachial SBP				^&	^& #	<0.001
Brachial DBP				^&	^&	<0.001
Brachial PP				^&	^& #	<0.001
Ankle SBP				^&	^& #	<0.001
Ankle DBP				^&	^&	<0.001
Ankle PP				^&	^& #	<0.001

compared with Q1. ^& compared with Q2. ^# compared with Q3. baPWV: brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; HC: hip circumference; WHR: waist-hip ratio; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; TP: total protein; TB: total bilirubin; PG: plasma glucose; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; RHR: resting heart rate; BP: blood pressure; SBP: systolic BP; DBP: diastolic BP; PP: pulse pressure.