Cardiovascular Diabetology

Table 2 Associations between vascular measurements (FMD, NMD and PWV) and other continuous parameters in univariate analysis

From: Determinants of vascular function in patients with type 2 diabetes

	FMD, %		NMD, %		PWV, m/sec
	r	P	r	P	r	P
*Age, years	−0.155	0.047	−0.319	<0.001	0.465	<0.001
*Time since diagnosis of diabetes, years	−0.254	0.001	−0.272	<0.001	0.254	0.004
Body mass index, kg/m²	0.102	0.194	0.027	0.732	−0.217	0.015
Fasting glucose, mmoL/L	−0.124	0.113	−0.196	0.011	0.024	0.793
HbA1c, %	−0.117	0.135	−0.140	0.072	0.150	0.094
Total cholesterol, mmoL/L	−0.058	0.459	0.082	0.297	−0.131	0.142
HDL-c, mmoL/L	−0.101	0.197	−0.005	0.952	−0.053	0.555
Triglycerides, mmoL/L	0.028	0.724	0.066	0.397	0.034	0.702
LDL-c, mmoL/L	−0.041	0.597	0.068	0.386	−0.143	0.110
Glomerular filtration rate, ml/min/1.73 m²	0.073	0.351	0.209	0.007	−0.274	0.002
*Albumin to Creatinine ratio, mg/mmol	−0.052	0.607	0.025	0.808	−0.013	0.907
*High sensitivity C-reactive protein, mg/l	0.021	0.807	−0.121	0.161	0.057	0.556
Heart rate, beats/min	−0.014	0.856	−0.067	0.393	0.089	0.323
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	−0.121	0.122	−0.231	0.003	0.305	0.001
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	0.022	0.777	−0.011	0.889	0.014	0.879

*Natural logarithm transformed variables. FMD, flow-mediated dilation of the brachial artery; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HDL-c, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; NMD, nitrate-mediated dilation of the brachial artery; PWV, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity.

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