Research Article

Relationship between Insulin Secretion and Arterial Stiffness in Essential Hypertension

Table 2

Univariate correlation with baPWV.

VariablesrP value

Age (years)0.407<0.001
Female, n (%)−0.181<0.001
Current smoking, n (%)−0.151<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)−0.235<0.001
eGFR (ml min −1 1.73 m2)−0.1250.001
0 h PG (mmol/L)0.0520.158
2 h PG (mmol/L)0.0010.988
Δ PG (mmol/L)−0.0160.675
0 h C-peptide (ng/ml)−0.0430.249
2 h C-peptide (ng/ml)0.0860.020
Δ C-peptide (ng/ml)0.1150.002
HbA1c (%)0.0770.037
TC (mmol/L)0.0650.079
TG (mmol/L)−0.1000.007
HDL-C (mmol/L)0.158<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)0.0290.435
Heart rate (beats/min)0.0250.497
Mean 24 h SBP (mmHg)0.211<0.001
Mean 24 h DBP (mm Hg)−0.0150.678
Stable angina, n (%)0.0810.029
Calcium channel blocker, n (%)0.160<0.001
ACEI, n (%)0.0090.805
ARB, n (%)0.0620.095
β-Blocker, n (%)0.0320.386
Diuretic, n (%)0.167<0.001
α-Blocker, n (%)0.0120.751
Statins use, n (%)0.178<0.001

baPWV, brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; BMI, body mass index; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; PG, plasma glucose; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; ACEI, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin-converting enzyme receptor blocker.