BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist to hip ratio;
WHtR, waist-to-height ratio; ABSI, a body shape index; BRI, body
roundness index; NC, neck circumferences; BFM, body fat mass; FFM, fat
free mass; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure;
HR, heart rate; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; TGs, triglycerides; HDL-C,
high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC, total cholesterol; MET,
metabolic equivalent of task.
Data represented as mean ± SD or median (25th–75th percentile) for
continuous variables (except age) or percent for categorical variables
Linear regression and χ2 were used to test the trend of continuous and
categorical variables, respectively, according to tertiles.
Table 2. Baseline characteristics of participants according to the
tertiles of arterial stiffness markers by central augmentation index
(%)