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Table 3 Multiple linear regression analysis of carotid intima-media thickness, carotid diameter versus cardiovascular risk factors

From: An improvement of carotid intima-media thickness and pulse wave velocity in renal transplant recipients

Variables

Carotid intima-media thickness

Pulse wave velocity

Control

HD

RT

Control

HD

RT

βa(βb)

βa(βb)

βa(βb)

βa(βb)

βa(βb)

βa(βb)

Age

6.91 (0.84)‡

−1.40(− 0.19)†

2.38 (0.30)†

0.07(0.64) ‡

0.07(0.57) ‡

0.08 (0.50) †

CTD

/

0.39(0.24)‡

1.81 (0.23)†

/

0.53(0.17)†

0.58 (0.21)†

PI

−101.42 (−0.37)

−197.74(− 1.14)

162.70(0.78)

− 0.43(− 0.10)

−1.26(− 0.38)

2.12 (0.43)

RI

662.43(0.62)

246.21 (0.49)

− 469.76 (− 0.78)

−0.04(− 0.01)

0.60(0.06)

−9.10 (− 0.67)

EDV

10.84(0.53)†

−2.96 (1.14)

− 15.61 (− 0.74)

−0.01(− 0.03)

0.01(0.04)

−0.08 (− 0.23)

MFV

−20.47 (− 0.96)†

−9.67 (− 0.70)

14.60 (0.74)

−0.02(− 0.05)

0.01(0.01)

0.04 (0.13)

SBP

−32.38(−0.29)†

51.59 (0.90)

− 37.73(− 0.46)†

0.04(0.26)‡

0.03(0.29)

0.04 (0.27)

  1. a:Unstandardized Coefficients;b:Standardized Coefficients;CTD: Cumulative time on dialysis. †P < 0.05,‡P < 0.01