Table 2 Adjusted brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity values by gender according to quartiles of hs-CRP

Gender/quartile	hs-CRP range (mg/dl)	Mean PWV^a	95% CI
Men
Quartile
1	<0.004–0.023	1358	1349–1367
2	0.024–0.045	1362	1353–1371
3	0.046–0.089	1374	1366–1383
4	0.090–9.400	1381	1372–1390
P value (for trend)		<0.01 (<0.001)
Women
Quartile
1	<0.004–0.012	1241	1225–1256
2	0.013–0.025	1248	1233–1263
3	0.026–0.052	1247	1232–1262
4	0.053–3.34	1266	1250–1282
P value (for trend)		0.12 (0.055)

CI confidence interval, PWV pulse wave velocity
^aAdjusted for age, BMI, systolic blood pressure, heart rate, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol, fasting blood glucose, log triglycerides, uric acid, estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR), smoking status, alcohol consumption, frequency of exercise, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes [32]

ISSN: 1347-4715