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Table 2 Systolic blood pressure (SBP) models after adjusting for potential cofounders

From: Vascular hemodynamics and blood pressure differences between young and older women

Model

Independent variable

P-value

1

SBP

Age

< 0.001

2

SBP

Age

0.014

% Fat DXA

0.072

3

SBP

Age

0.017

LAE

< 0.001

4

SBP

Age

0.465

SAE*

< 0.001

5

SBP

Age

0.235

TNF-α*

0.041

6

SBP

Age

0.001

CRP

0.366

7

SBP

Age

0.001

IL-6

0.361

  1. Independent cofounding variables include age, % Fat DXA body fat, LAE large artery elasticity, SAE small artery elasticity, CRP C-reactive protein, TNF-α tumor necrosis factor-α and IL-6 interleukin-6.
  2. *P < 0.05 in ANCOVA after adjusting for age
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