Research Article

Association of Pulse Pressure with Serum TNF-α and Neutrophil Count in the Elderly

Table 2

Stepwise multiple regression analysis for pulse pressure as a dependent variable in community-dwelling elderly women.

Standardized valueCumulative

Model A
 Systolic blood pressure0.775 <0.0010.728
 Age0.140 0.001 0.749
 Neutrophil count0.114 0.006 0.763
 Log TNF- 0.110 0.009 0.772
Model B
 Systolic blood pressure0.775 <0.0010.728
 Age0.140 0.001 0.749
 Neutrophil count0.114 0.006 0.763
 Log TNF- 0.110 0.009 0.772
Model C
 Systolic blood pressure0.775 <0.0010.728
 Age0.140 0.001 0.749
 Neutrophil count0.114 0.006 0.763
 Log TNF-α0.110 0.009 0.772

Model A included age and all variables that showed significant associations with PP in partial correlation analysis in Table 1 as independent variables: SBP, HDL-cholesterol, adiponectin, log hsCRP, log TNF- , PAI-1, neutrophil, monocyte, and leukocyte count. Model B included all inflammatory variables measured in this study (log hsCRP, log TNF- , log IL-6, neutrophil, and monocyte count) as independent variables. Model C included all variables that showed significant associations with PP in univariate analysis.