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

Table 2

Correlation analysis of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity stratified by sex.

Parameters	Total ()	Male ()	Female ()
Age (years)	0.65	0.56	0.71
Physical measurements
Height (cm)	-0.14	-0.20	-0.28^#
Weight, kg	-0.03	-0.12	-0.01
BMI (kg/m^2)	0.07	-0.04	0.12
WC (cm)	0.18	0.06	0.24^#
HC (cm)	0.07	-0.04	0.12
WHR	0.22^#	0.15	0.27^#
RHR	0.25^#	0.28^#	0.24^#
Biochemical examination
ALT (U/L)	-0.03	-0.11	0.03
AST (U/L)	0.07	-0.03	0.12
AST/ALT ratio	0.08	0.16	0.05
TP (g/L)	0.03	0.05	0.03
Albumin (g/L)	-0.09	-0.11	-0.09
TB (μmol/L)	0.02	0.07	-0.03
PG (mmol/L)	0.25^#	0.22^#	0.28^#
Urea (mmol/L)	0.19	0.01	0.30
Creatinine (μmol/L)	0.14	0.18	0.12
Uric acid (μmol/L)	0.13	0.01	0.21^#
TC (mg/mL)	0.05	0.06	0.05
TG (mg/mL)	0.10	0.08	0.11
HDL-C (mg/mL)	-0.01	0.03	-0.02
TC/HDL ratio	0.03	0.02	0.03
LDL-C (mg/mL)	0.04	0.04	0.04
GFR (mL/min/1.73m^2)	-0.43	-0.39	-0.48
Sum-PP	0.63	0.53	0.69
Brachial SBP	0.66	0.62	0.68
Brachial DBP	0.41	0.40	0.43
Brachial PP	0.58	0.50	0.66
Ankle SBP	0.62	0.57	0.66
Ankle DBP	0.42	0.44	0.41
Ankle PP	0.57	0.47	0.63

, ; ^#, . 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.