Table 3 Independent correlates of brachial and aortic systolic/pulse pressure
From: Deterioration of sexual function is associated with central hemodynamics in adult Japanese men
Brachial | Aortic | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Systolic blood pressure (R2 = 0.27, p < 0.001) | Pulse pressure (R2 = 0.15, p = 0.008) | Systolic blood pressure (R2 = 0.22, p < 0.001) | Pulse pressure (R2 = 0.18, p < 0.001) | |||||
β (95% CI) | p | β (95% CI) | p | β (95% CI) | p | β (95% CI) | p | |
Age, yearsa | 0.284 (0.058, 0.181) | <0.001 | 0.114 (−0.028, 0.171) | 0.157 | 0.267 (0.050, 0.180) | <0.001 | 0.153 (−0.001, 0.232) | 0.052 |
Height, cm | −0.057 (−0.002, 0.001) | 0.363 | −0.098 (−0.003, 0.001) | 0.151 | −0.020 (−0.001, 0.001) | 0.754 | −0.121 (−0.004, 0.000) | 0.067 |
Body mass index, kg/m2a | 0.153 (0.028, 0.282) | 0.017 | −0.032 (−0.253, 0.156) | 0.639 | 0.076 (−0.055, 0.213) | 0.248 | −0.031 (−0.296, 0.182) | 0.640 |
HDL cholesterol, mg/dLa | 0.165 (0.018, 0.160) | 0.014 | 0.094 (−0.038, 0.191) | 0.192 | 0.033 (−0.057, 0.093) | 0.638 | 0.099 (−0.038, 0.230) | 0.159 |
LDL cholesterol, mg/dLa | −0.009 (−0.060, 0.053) | 0.895 | −0.076 (−0.142, 0.041) | 0.276 | −0.096 (−0.103, 0.016) | 0.150 | −0.088 (−0.177, 0.036) | 0.195 |
Triglycerides, mg/dLa | 0.188 (0.016, 0.093) | 0.006 | 0.153 (0.004, 0.128) | 0.037 | 0.172 (0.010, 0.092) | 0.015 | 0.100 (−0.021, 0.125) | 0.160 |
HbA1c, mg/dLa | 0.176 (0.059, 0.346) | 0.006 | 0.175 (0.070, 0.533) | 0.011 | 0.166 (0.044, 0.348) | 0.012 | 0.162 (0.064, 0.607) | 0.016 |
Smoking, yes/no | −0.015 (−0.031, 0.024) | 0.803 | −0.040 (−0.058, 0.029) | 0.518 | −0.119 (−0.058, −0.001) | 0.046 | −0.046 (−0.071, 0.031) | 0.441 |
Antihypertensive, yes/no | 0.067 (−0.009, 0.027) | 0.335 | 0.067 (−0.016, 0.042) | 0.369 | −0.013 (−0.021, 0.017) | 0.855 | 0.110 (−0.008, 0.060) | 0.129 |
Antihypercholesterolemic, yes/no | −0.071 (−0.034, 0.010) | 0.271 | −0.060 (−0.051, 0.020) | 0.383 | −0.073 (−0.036, 0.010) | 0.273 | −0.085 (−0.068, 0.015) | 0.207 |
Antihyperglycemic, yes/no | −0.023 (−0.038, 0.027) | 0.76 | −0.014 (−0.058, 0.047) | 0.841 | −0.077 (−0.054, 0.014) | 0.255 | −0.001 (−0.062, 0.061) | 0.987 |
Angina, yes/no | 0.024 (−0.034, 0.051) | 0.688 | 0.010 (−0.063, 0.073) | 0.881 | 0.071 (−0.019, 0.070) | 0.260 | −0.077 (−0.129, 0.031) | 0.228 |
Myocardial infarction, yes/no | 0.048 (−0.035, 0.088) | 0.415 | 0.037 (−0.070, 0.131) | 0.555 | 0.019 (−0.055, 0.076) | 0.751 | 0.070 (−0.050, 0.185) | 0.257 |
Stroke, yes/no | −0.052 (−0.064, 0.024) | 0.378 | −0.108 (−0.133, 0.009) | 0.089 | −0.103 (−0.087, 0.007) | 0.092 | −0.074 (−0.134, 0.032) | 0.229 |
ED severity | ||||||||
No ED, yes/no | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
Mild-to-moderate ED, yes/no | 0.020 (−0.014, 0.019) | 0.754 | −0.028 (−0.032, 0.021) | 0.688 | −0.001 (−0.018, 0.017) | 0.987 | −0.070 (−0.048, 0.015) | 0.295 |
Moderate-to-severe ED, yes/no | 0.026 (−0.015, 0.023) | 0.681 | 0.122 (−0.002, 0.057) | 0.071 | 0.129 (0.000, 0.040) | 0.047 | 0.165 (0.010, 0.080) | 0.013 |
