Comparison of baseline characteristics between patients with and without a ΔbaPWV ≧ 185 cm/s.

Abbreviations. baPWV, brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; blood pressure; ABI, ankle-brachial index; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; LAVI, left atrial volume index; LVMI, left ventricular mass index; LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; E, transmitral E wave velocity; Ea, early diastolic mitral annulus velocity.*PP