Comparison of baseline characteristics between patients with and without difference in systolic blood pressure between arms of 10 mmHg or more.

<p>Abbreviations. ABI, ankle-brachial index; baPWV, brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; ACEI, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blocker; LAVI, left atrial volume index; LVMI, left ventricular mass index; LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; E, transmitral E wave velocity; A, transmitral A wave velocity; Ea, early diastolic mitral velocity.</p>*<p><i>P</i><0.05,</p>**<p><i>P</i><0.001 compared patients with difference in systolic blood pressure between arms <10 mmHg.