aMedical Center, Miyagi University of Education, Sendai

bInstitute of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba

cWakuya National Health Insurance Hospital

dWakuya Medical and Welfare Center, Miyagi

eDivision of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan

Correspondence to Junichiro Hashimoto, MD, PhD, Medical Center, Miyagi University of Education, 149 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-0845, Japan. E-mail: [email protected]

Abbreviations: AIx, augmentation index; AP, augmented pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein

Received 13 May, 2023

Revised 24 November, 2023

Accepted 21 December, 2023

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