Research Article

Abdominal Obesity Is Characterized by Higher Pulse Pressure: Possible Role of Free Triiodothyronine

Table 6

Determinants of 24 h pulse pressure (PP) in the multiple linear regression model.

VariablePP (mmHg)
value

FT3 (pg/mL)0.1360.040
Male sex0.059ns
Age (yrs)0.024ns
Fasting insulin ( UI/mL) −0.066
ns
Waist circumference (cm)0.380 <0.001