Table 2.
Estimated Association between Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity (cm/sec) and Natural Log Transformed C-Reactive Protein (mg/L)
| Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity (Dependent Variable) |
Total | Pre/EP | LP/Post | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Beta Estimate (95% CI) |
Standardized Beta |
p-value |
Beta Estimate (95% CI) |
Standardized Beta |
p-value |
Beta Estimate (95% CI) |
Standardized Beta |
p-value | |
| Unadjusted | 34.4 (17.3, 51.4) | 0.22 | < 0.0001 | 26.1 (7.2, 45.0) | 0.20 | 0.007 | 44.8 (10.7, 78.9) | 0.23 | 0.011 |
| Adjusted a | 15.9 (−3.7, 35.4) | 0.10 | 0.11 | 5.9 (−16.8, 28.8) | 0.05 | .61 | 36.2 (0.13, 72.3) | 0.19 | 0.049 |
a
Multivariable linear regression model adjusted for site (Pittsburgh vs. Chicago), age (years), race (African American vs. White), SBP (mmHg), natural log transformed glucose (mg/dL) and waist circumference (cm).
Menopausal status by natural log transformed C-reactive protein interaction p-value = 0.31 (unadjusted) and 0.03 (adjusted) Standardized beta coefficients reported to ease comparison regardless of the independent variable's underlying scale of units.
Abbreviations: Pre/EP = Premenopausal/Early Perimenopausal, LP/Post = Late Perimenopausal/Postmenopausal