Metabolic syndrome is associated with change in subclinical arterial stiffness - A community-based Taichung Community Health Study

Table 2 Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) at baseline and its changes adjusted for baPWV at baseline during the period of follow-up of baseline characteristics

		baPWV at baseline		Changes of baPWV during follow-up period*
Variable at baseline	n	Mean	± SD	Adjusted mean ± SE		p value
Sociodemographic factors
Age						< 0.001
40-50 years	500	1365.1	± 212.7	-62.6	± 10.8
51-60 years	522	1552.2	± 281.5	-18.4	± 9.6
61-70 years	291	1789.3	± 366.2	70.9	± 13.2
> 70 years	205	2147.2	± 459.2	141.0	± 18.1
Gender						0.101
Female	770	1674.4	± 397.6	-3.8	± 8.3
Male	748	1556.6	± 399.3	14.9	± 8.2
Education						0.004
≤ 9 years	499	1736.7	± 443.3	34.3	± 10.2
10-12 years	727	1566.5	± 372.9	-6.7	± 8.4
> 12 years	288	1532.1	± 353.0	-10.3	± 13.3
Married status						0.398
Not currently married	241	1660.5	± 446.4	17.0	± 14.6
Married	1268	1607.3	± 393.3	3.6	± 6.3
lifestyle factors
Smoking						0.346
Never	1121	1603.1	± 415.1	2.4	± 6.7
Former/Current	397	1653.9	± 363.2	14.9	± 11.3
Drinking						0.553
Never	1067	1623.6	± 416.8	7.9	± 6.9
Former/Current	451	1599.4	± 367.0	0.4	± 10.6
Medication
Hypertension						< 0.001
No	1197	1541.9	± 355.3	-8.6	± 6.6
Yes	304	1903.1	± 440.7	68.8	± 13.6
Hyperlipidemia						0.002
No	1401	1604.9	± 397.8	1.3	± 6.0
Yes	93	1779.7	± 397.3	77.7	± 23.3
Diabetes						< 0.001
No	1415	1591.3	± 382.0	-3.8	± 5.9
Yes	94	1997.6	± 476.7	146.7	± 23.7

SD, standard deviation; SE, standard error
* The difference in each variables was calculated by analysis of covariance with baPWV at baseline as covariate.

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