Figures & data
Table I. Characteristics of the study participants.
Figure 1. Correlations between B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) concentration (log transformed) and brachial systolic blood pressure (BP; left panel) and BNP concentration (log transformed) and blood pressure corresponding to the radial late systolic peak (SBP2; right panel).
![Figure 1. Correlations between B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) concentration (log transformed) and brachial systolic blood pressure (BP; left panel) and BNP concentration (log transformed) and blood pressure corresponding to the radial late systolic peak (SBP2; right panel).](/cms/asset/8a4dbf6d-fc74-4502-9d78-772722551d4b/iblo_a_923250_f0001_b.gif)
Table II. Univariate correlation analyses of factors associated with B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and intima-media thickness of the carotid artery (IMT).
Table III. Multivariate regression analysis of factors showing association with B-type natriuretic peptide.
Figure 2. Correlations between the intima-media thickness of the carotid artery (IMT) and brachial systolic blood pressure (BP; left panel) and IMT and blood pressure corresponding to the radial late systolic peak (SBP2; right panel).
![Figure 2. Correlations between the intima-media thickness of the carotid artery (IMT) and brachial systolic blood pressure (BP; left panel) and IMT and blood pressure corresponding to the radial late systolic peak (SBP2; right panel).](/cms/asset/26eee621-7eb5-4d9e-9780-c0a5ca4d1231/iblo_a_923250_f0002_b.gif)
Table IV. Multivariate regression analysis of factors showing association with intima-media thickness of the carotid artery.