Elevated Interarm Systolic Blood Pressure Difference Is Positively Associated with Increased Likelihood of Coronary Artery Disease

Table 3

Ordinal logistic regression for IASBPD ≥10 mmHg and coronary artery disease severity.

	OR (95% CI)	value
Age (≥60 years old)	1.263 (0.987–1.615)	0.063
Sex (female as reference)	2.109 (1.554–2.862)	0.001
BMI, kg/m^2	0.959 (0.928–0.991)	0.011
Hypertension	1.469 (1.131–1.909)	0.004
Diabetes	1.477 (1.160–1.882)	0.002
Smoking	1.109 (0.826–1.488)	0.492
HDL-C ＜ 1.0 mmol/L	1.267 (0.998–1.608)	0.052
LDL-C ≥ 4.1 mmol/L	2.078 (1.051–4.109)	0.035
IASBPD  ≥ 10 mmHg	1.950 (1.220–3.117)	0.005

BMI: body mass index; CI: confidence interval; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IASBPD: interarm systolic blood pressure difference; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; OR: odds’ ratio.