Table 1_Sex- and age-specific associations between metabolic phenotypes and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in adults: a cross-sectional study.docx

Objective<p>To examine age- and sex-stratified associations between metabolic phenotypes and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in adults undergoing routine health examinations.</p>Methods<p>This cross-sectional study included 9,981 Chinese adults classified as metabolically healthy normal weight (MHNW), metabolically healthy obesity (MHO), metabolically obese normal weight (MONW), or metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO) according to body mass index, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome status.

Elevated baPWV was defined as mean bilateral baPWV >1700cm/s. Logistic regression analyses were stratified by sex and age (<50 and ≥50 years) and adjusted for age, smoking, and alcohol consumption. False discovery rate correction, phenotype-by-sex interaction testing, Firth logistic regression, and continuous-baPWV sensitivity analyses were performed.</p>Results<p>Elevated baPWV was present in 7.5% of participants.