Wall shear stress in hypertensive patients is associated with carotid vascular deformation assessed by speckle tracking strain imaging

Table 4 Multiple regression analysis of factors affecting carotid deformation parameters in hypertensive subjects

Variable	B	pvalue	95% confidence interval of B
Global circumferential strain (adjusted R² = 0.204)
Age	-0.005	0.968	-0.047 to 0.045
baPWV	-0.178	0.139	-0.002 to 0.000
Carotid mean IMT	0.032	0.794	-1.671 to 2.175
Peak WSS	0.424	0.001	0.414 to 1.412
Posterior radial strain (adjusted R² = 0.204)
Age	-0.014	0.912	-0.046 to 0.041
baPWV	0.274	0.023	0.000 to 0.003
Carotid mean IMT	0.003	0.977	-1.793 to 1.845
Peak WSS	-0.366	0.002	-1.224 to -0.280

IMT intima-media thickness, baPWV brachial ankle pulse wave velocity, WSS wall shear stress.

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