Outcome: lnPWV	Univariate		Multivariate
	Beta (95% CI)	p-value	Beta (95% CI)	p-value

Age	0.012 (0.009 to 0.014)	<0.001	0.009 (0.006 to 0.012)	<0.001
Gender (male)	0.03 (−0.04 to 0.11)	0.40	0.11 (0.04 to 0.17)	0.001
VO₂peak (mg/kg/min)	−0.003 (−0.007 to 0.002)^*	0.24	−0.005 (−0.010 to −0.001)	0.03
Education>12 years	0.002 (−0.06 to 0.07)^*	0.94
Current smoking	−0.07 (−0.15 to 0.01)^*	0.06
BMI (kg/m²)	0.01 (−0.012 to 0.014)^*	0.13
NSAIDs	−0.03 (−0.09 to 0.03)^*	0.36
TNFα-inhibitors	0.01 (−0.06 to 0.08)^*	0.86
Statins	−0.01 (−0.09 to 0.08)^*	0.90
Antihypertensiva	0 (−0.07 to 0.07)^*	0.99
CRP (mg/l)	0.003 (0 to 0.005)^*	0.04
Loss of height (cm)	−0.008 (−0.016 to −0.001)^*	0.03	−0.011 (−0.020 to −0.002)	0.02
Central mean arterial pressure (mmHg)	0.006 (0.004 to 0.008)^*	<0.001	0.005 (−0.002 to 0.007)	<0.001

↵* Adjusted age and gender.