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Table 2 Determinants of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume

From: Epicardial adipose tissue and severe Coronavirus Disease 19

Parameters

Modalities

n

EAT volume

p*

Sex

Male

63

130 ± 48

0.0001

Female

37

87 ± 43

Ethnicity

Caucasian

32

133 ± 60

0.09

Arabic

14

104 ± 39

Afro-Caribbean

34

110 ± 41

Asian

14

93 ± 40

Other

6

104 ± 71

Obesity

No

52

113 ± 49

0.5

Yes

47

115 ± 53

Hypertension

No

46

102 ± 46

0.007

Yes

54

124 ± 52

Diabetes

No

58

109 ± 51

0.10

Yes

42

121 ± 49

Cardiovascular disease

No

82

112 ± 50

0.23

Yes

17

124 ± 52

Continuous variables

  

Coefficient

p

Age (years)

  

0.4

0.000

Body mass index (kg/m2)

  

0.09

0.32

Waist circumference (cm)

  

0.30

0.004

White Cells (*103/µl)

  

0.08

0.42

C-reactive protein (mg/dl)

  

− 0.03

0.74

Ferritinemia (ng/ml)

  

0.28

0.01

d-Dimers (ng/ml)

  

0.04

0.71

Albuminemia (g/l)

  

− 0.25

0.02

  1. p-values < 0.05 are identified in bold case
  2. * Spearman’ s correlation
  3. EAT epicardial adipose tissue