Table 2 Univariate Pearson Correlation Coefficients Between Vascular Measures and Metabolic Parameters
|  | Central PP (mmHg) | AIx (%) | C-F PWV (m/s) | Carotid WS (m/s) | C-IMT (μm) | RHI score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fasting plasma glucose | r = 0.36 | r = 0.47 | r = 0.33 | r = 0.42 | r = 0.29 | r = -0.26 |
(mg/dL) | (p < 0.05) | (p < 0.005) | (p < 0.05) | (p < 0.01) | (p = 0.06) | (p = 0.10) |
HDL-cholesterol | r = -0.40 | r = -0.17 | r = -0.16 | r = -0.09 | r = -0.30 | r = 0.24 |
(mg/dL) | (p = 0.01) | (p = 0.31) | (p = 0.33) | (p = 0.59) | (p = 0.05) | (p = 0.14) |
LDL-cholesterol | r = 0.06 | r = 0.06 | r = 0.35 | r = 0.26 | r = 0.04 | r = -0.05 |
(mg/dL) | (p = 0.71) | (p = 0.72) | (p < 0.05) | (p = 0.11) | (p = 0.80) | (p = 0.77) |
∫ Adiponectin | r = -0.13 | r = -0.44 | r = -0.01 | r = -0.08 | r = -0.36 | r = 0.24 |
(mg/L) | (p = 0.47) | (p < 0.01) | (p = 0.96) | (p = 0.65) | (p < 0.05) | (p = 0.16) |
∫ EPCs | r = 0.08 | r = -0.27 | r = -0.12 | r = -0.12 | r = -0.31 | r = 0.20 |
(CD34+/KDR+/10 6 events*) | (p = 0.63) | (p = 0.10) | (p = 0.45) | (p = 0.46) | (p < 0.05) | (p = 0.21) |