Table 4 Partial correlations of PWV and retinal markers with factor pattern scores for children with Incident hypertension.

From: Risk factor patterns and vascular health in children with incident hypertension: The ExAMIN Youth SA study

 

PWV (m/s)

CRAE (MU)

CRVE (MU)

AVR

Factor pattern score 1

r = 0.123

r = −0.331

r = −0.013

r = −0.343

p = 0.236

p = 0.001

p = 0.879

p < 0.001

Factor pattern score 2

r = 0.225

r = −0.177

r = −0.180

r = −0.118

p = 0.029

p = 0.087

p = 0.081

p = 0.257

  1. Statistically significant p < 0.05 values are in bold.
  2. Adjusted for age, sex, and ethnicity (PWV is additionally adjusted for heart rate and MAP).
  3. PWV pulse wave velocity, CRAE central retinal artery equivalent, CRVE central retinal artery equivalent, AVR arterial vein ratio, r correlation coefficient.
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