Determinants of aortic PWV, carotid AIx, and PPA.

PWV*^a		Coefficient	SE	partial R₂	P value
	Age	0.006	0.001	0.090	<0.0001
	Mean arterial pressure*	0.745	0.099	0.266	<0.0001
	Diabetes	0.139	0.060	0.033	0.021
	Adjusted R₂			0.371
AIx^b		Coefficient	SE	partial R₂	P value
	Age	0.487	0.121	0.099	<0.0001
	Mean arterial pressure*	63.941	9.289	0.244	<0.0001
	Heart rate	-0.744	0.085	0.341	<0.0001
	Gender	18.913	2.644	0.258	<0.0001
	Current CD4 count*	15.559	6.133	0.042	0.012
	Adjusted R₂			0.537
PPA^c		Coefficient	SE	partial R₂	P value
	Age	-0.003	0.002	0.016	0.157
	Mean arterial pressure*	-0.445	0.133	0.081	0.001
	Heart rate	0.006	0.001	0.148	<0.0001
	Gender	-0.196	0.041	0.153	<0.0001
	25-hydroxyvitamin D*	0.059	0.029	0.032	0.042
	Adjusted R₂			0.283

*Log-transformed;
^aPWV: Pulse Wave Velocity;
^bAix: Augmentation Index;
^cPPA: Pulse Pressure Amplification;
SE: Standard Error.
Variables in the selection models were age, mean arterial pressure, heart rate, gender, diabetes, smoking status, waist circumference, 25-hydroxyvitamin D level, protease inhibitor treatment, nadir CD4 count, and current CD4 count.

Table 3: Determinants of aortic PWV, carotid AIx, and PPA.

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