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Table 2 Metabolic parameters that correlated independently with EAT thickness based on simple regression analysis

From: Epicardial adipose tissue thickness is an indicator for coronary artery stenosis in asymptomatic type 2 diabetic patients: its assessment by cardiac magnetic resonance

 

Simple regression analysis

 

r

Pvalue

Age

0.042

0.677

Body-mass index

0.26

0.009**

Waist circumference

0.297

0.003**

Waist-to-hip ratio

0.404

< 0.001***

Systolic blood pressure

0.223

0.027*

Diastolic blood pressure

0.175

0.085

Fasting glucose

0.105

0.298

Postprandial glucose

0.197

0.049*

Fasting TG

0.256

0.01*

Postprandial TG

0.272

0.009**

Fasting insulin

0.193

0.058

HbA1c

0.324

< 0.001***

GA

0.19

0.065

LDL cholesterol

−0.012

0.904

HDL cholesterol

−0.115

0.254

HOMA-IR

0.21

0.047*

  1. HbA1c glycated hemoglobin; GA glycated albumin; LDL low-density lipoprotein; HDL high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR homeostasis model assess of insulin resistance; EAT epicardial adipose tissue; LV left ventricle.
  2. * p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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