Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index and Indices of Diabetic Polyneuropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 4

Standardized coefficients of multiple linear regression (β, β’) of all of the explanatory variables.

CAVI	β
Sural SCV/median FWCV	−0.26/−0.25
Age	0.41/0.37
Gender	−0.02/0.02
Obesity	−0.21/−0.13
Mean arterial pressure	−0.02/−0.01
Dyslipidaemia	−0.06/−0.10
Current smoking	0.02/0.01
HbA1c	−0.19/−0.18
Cystatin C	0.03/0.15
Sural SCV/median FWCV	β’
CAVI	−0.36/−0.28
Age	−0.05/−0.10
Gender	−0.18/−0.03
Obesity	0.16/0.21
Mean arterial pressure	−0.03/0.07
Dyslipidaemia	0.01/−0.10
Current smoking	0.12/0.01
HbA1c	−0.21/−0.34
Cystatin C	−0.15/−0.11

β: independent variables were the CAVI, , ; β’: independent variables were sural SCV and median FWCV, , ; SCV: sensory nerve conduction velocity; FWCV: F-wave conduction velocity; CAVI: cardio-ankle vascular index.