Table 3 Determinants of SBP, DBP, and baPWV

From: Arterial stiffness, not systolic blood pressure, increases with age in native Papuan populations

Variables

SBP

DBP

baPWV

Univariate

Multivariate (R2 = 0.40)

Univariate

Multivariate (R2 = 0.39)

Univariate

Multivariate (R2 = 0.60)

r

P

β

P

r

P

β

P

r

P

β

P

Sex (men vs. women)

–

–

āˆ’0.29

<0.001

–

–

āˆ’0.24

0.005

–

–

0.20

0.005

Age

0.16

0.079

āˆ’0.07

0.445

0.33

<0.001

0.16

0.105

0.57

<0.001

0.36

<0.001

SBP

–

–

–

–

0.75

<0.001

–

–

0.54

<0.001

0.48

<0.001

baPWV

0.54

<0.001

0.71

<0.001

0.52

<0.001

0.45

<0.001

–

–

–

–

Heart rate

0.08

0.374

āˆ’0.07

0.372

0.34

<0.001

0.22

0.005

0.18

0.047

0.15

0.015

BMI

āˆ’0.08

0.379

0.22

0.016

āˆ’0.26

0.004

0.08

0.404

āˆ’0.39

<0.001

āˆ’0.23

0.002

Urine Na/K (high vs. low)

–

–

0.09

0.230

–

–

0.05

0.505

āˆ’0.21

0.019

āˆ’0.003

0.967

  1. baPWV brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity, BMI body mass index, DBP diastolic blood pressure, SBP systolic blood pressure