Table 2

Univariable regression analyses of PWV on demographic, anthropometric and cardiometabolic variables

nCoefficientβp Value
Age1460.120.22<0.01
Female sex (reference male)146−0.19−0.080.34
Pubertal stage (reference late/complete)146
 pre/early (1&2)−0.150.010.68
 mid (3/4)−0.120.610.67
Ethnicity (reference white)1460
 Black0.420.170.07
 South Asian0.670.230.01
 Mixed other0.180.050.60
Current smoker0.270.070.43
Ever smoked0.150.060.47
Height z146−0.13−0.110.18
zBMI1460.440.200.01*
Fat mass index1440.050.180.03*
Waist-z1460.270.170.04*
SAD1320.060.180.04*
Systolic z1460.020.020.83
Diastolic z1460.080.080.33
Cholesterol1460.160.120.16
High cholesterol vs low146−0.35−0.110.20
HDL1420.160.030.68
Low HDL vs high142- 0.63−0.170.04*
Triglycerides1450.240.130.13
Abnormal triglycerides vs normal1450.520.170.04*
ALT1460.010.140.08
Fasting glucose1460.040.020.86
HbA1c1460.230.070.38
Fasting insulin1460.010.060.50
Abnormal insulin vs normal1460.170.50
HOMA-IR1460.010.010.76
Abnormal HOMA-IR vs normal1460.030.010.91
  • *Statisically significant, p<0.05.

  • BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; FMI, fat mass index; HbA1c, haemoglobin 1c; HOMA, homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance; PWV, pulse wave velocity; SAD, anterior-posterior sagittal abdominal dimension; z, z-score.