The effect of hyperlipidemia and body fat distribution on subclinical left ventricular function in obesity: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

Table 4 Correlation Coefficients between Left Ventricular Strain and Body Fat Distribution in Whole Population

	BMI	WC	Waist-to-hip ratio	Trunk fat	Peripheral fat	Android fat	Gynoid fat	Visceral fat	EAT
PS (%)
Longitudinal	− 0.446^**	− 0.383^**	− 0.315^**	− 0.493^**	0.459^**	− 0.525^**	0.410^**	− 0.516^**	− 0.323^**
Circumferential	− 0.226^*	− 0.222^*	− 0.174	− 0.284^**	0.318^**	− 0.273^**	0.393^**	− 0.291^**	− 0.177
Radial	− 0.273^**	− 0.205	− 0.143	− 0.305^**	0.286^**	− 0.316^**	0.304^**	− 0.252^*	− 0.151
PSSR (1/s)
Longitudinal	− 0.214^*	− 0.121	− 0.087	− 0.152	0.099	− 0.211^*	0.108	− 0.201	− 0.105
Circumferential	− 0.162	− 0.056	− 0.038	− 0.111	0.050	− 0.144	0.078	− 0.114	− 0.111
Radial	− 0.183	− 0.040	0.008	− 0.145	0.103	− 0.168	0.094	− 0.131	− 0.081
PDSR (1/s)
Longitudinal	− 0.429^**	− 0.374^**	− 0.360^**	− 0.505^**	0.529^**	− 0.526^**	0.497^**	− 0.563^**	− 0.352^**
Circumferential	− 0.284^**	− 0.194	− 0.171	− 0.368^**	0.408^**	− 0.356^**	0.481^**	− 0.424^**	− 0.283^**
Radial	− 0.137	− 0.135	− 0.117	− 0.262^*	0.325^**	− 0.297^**	0.413^**	− 0.362^**	− 0.163

Note: All strain parameters are calculated as absolute values. PS peak strain; PSSR peak systolic strain rate; PDSR peak diastolic strain rate; BMI body mass index; WC waist circumference; EAT epicardial adipose tissue
^* P < 0.05 and ^** P < 0.01

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