Table 9.

Associations of UACR (in quartiles) and measures of central arterial stiffness: Adjusted analyses^a

Model	β	95% CI	P
CFTT
gender/age/GTS	−2.619	−4.205 to −1.034	0.001
2 + MAP	−1.669	−3.242 to −0.096	0.04
2 + eGFR	−1.550	−3.157 to 0.057	0.06
3 + RR	−1.502	−3.103 to 0.099	0.07
3 + CVD	−1.297	−2.939 to 0.340	0.12
aAIX
gender/age/GTS	0.531	−0.065 to 1.127	0.08
2 + MAP	0.239	−0.345 to 0.823	0.42
2 + eGFR	0.242	−0.358 to 0.843	0.43
3 + RR	0.245	−0.356 to 0.846	0.42
3 + CVD	0.194	−0.413 to 0.801	0.53
SAC SV/PP
gender/age/GTS	−0.032	−0.053 to −0.012	0.002
2 + MAP	−0.012	−0.031 to 0.007	0.22
2 + eGFR	−0.010	−0.030 to 0.010	0.34
3 + RR	−0.009	−0.029 to 0.010	0.35
3 + CVD	−0.011	−0.032 to 0.009	0.28

↵^a Data are unstandardized regression coefficients β and their 95% CI. β coefficients represent the change in stiffness per quartile increase in UACR. aAIX, aortic augmentation index; SAC SV/PP, systemic arterial compliance estimated from stroke volume/pulse pressure; CFTT is adjusted for height.