Table 2 Results of univariate Cox regression analysis

From: Prognostic significance of the brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity in patients with essential hypertension: final results of the J-TOPP study

Variable

HR

95% CI

P

High baPWV (vs. low baPWV)

2.98

1.27–7.81

<0.05

Age (per 1 year)

1.04

1.01–1.09

<0.01

Men (vs. Women)

2.04

0.91–4.74

NS

BMI (per 1kg m–2)

0.93

0.82–1.04

NS

Systolic blood pressure (per 1 mm Hg)

1.00

0.98–1.02

NS

Diastolic blood pressure (per 1 mm Hg)

1.00

0.96–1.03

NS

Heart rate (per 1 b.p.m.)

0.97

0.93–1.01

NS

Total cholesterol (per 1 mmol l–1)

0.77

0.49–1.19

NS

LDL (per 1 mmol l–1)

0.98

0.91–1.05

NS

HDL (per 1 mmol l–1)

0.66

0.20–1.83

NS

Triglyceride (per 1 mmol l–1)

0.97

0.86–1.06

NS

Fasting blood glucose (per 1 mmol l–1)

0.78

0.45–1.13

NS

Cr (per 1 μmol l–1)

1.02

1.00–1.05

<0.05

Current smoker

0.89

0.25–2.40

NS

Use of RAS inhibitors

0.45

0.20–0.99

<0.05

  1. Abbreviations: baPWV, brachial–ankle PWV; BMI, body mass index; HR, hazard ratio; NS, not significant; RAS, renin–angiotensin system.