E/e??? and max-IMT were significantly greater in the high variability group than in the low variability group after adjusting for age, sex, baseline systolic BP, and other covariates (high variability vs. low variability; E/e???: 13.03????????5.33 vs. 10.66????????3.30, multivariate-adjusted difference (??)???=???1.82, 95% confidence interval 0.06???3.58; max-IMT: 1.65????????0.43 mm vs. 1.42?????