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Table 3 Correlation analysis of EAT density and volume with echocardiography parameters

From: Epicardial adipose tissue density is a better predictor of cardiometabolic risk in HFpEF patients: a prospective cohort study

 

EAT density

EAT volume

 

r value

p value

r value

p value

RA and RV

 RA diameter

0.359

< 0.001

− 0.192

0.017

 RV diameter

0.358

< 0.001

− 0.220

0.006

 TAPSE

− 0.156

0.071

− 0.017

0.845

 TAPSE-S

− 0.060

0.488

− 0.033

0.708

LA and LV

 LA diameter

0.095

0.241

0.159

0.049

 LAVI

0.034

0.697

0.077

0.378

 LVEDD

− 0.211

0.009

0.368

< 0.001

 LVESD

− 0.190

0.019

0.391

< 0.001

 LVPW

− 0.217

0.007

0.378

< 0.001

 LVMI

− 0.196

0.015

0.270

0.001

LV diastolic function

 E-wave

0.022

0.805

0.097

0.280

 A-wave

− 0.191

0.076

0.131

0.228

 E/A ratio

0.201

0.062

− 0.038

0.726

 Septal e′

0.014

0.878

− 0.105

0.234

 Lateral e′

0.028

0.768

− 0.124

0.193

 Mean E/e′

0.027

0.776

0.159

0.095

LV systolic function

 FS

0.196

0.019

− 0.277

0.001

 LVEF

0.206

0.010

− 0.310

< 0.001

  1. The correlation coefficient (r) was calculated using the Spearman correlation test
  2. EAT epicardial adipose tissue, A-wave peak late diastolic transmitral flow velocity, E/A ratio E-Peak to A-Peak ratio, E-wave the peak velocity of the filling peak in the early diastolic period, FS fractional shortening, LA left atrium, Lateral e′ lateral mitral annular early diastolic peak velocities, LAVI left atrial volume index, LV left ventricular, LVEDD left ventricular end-diastolic dimension, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVESD left ventricular end-systolic dimension, LVMI left ventricular mass index, LVPW left ventricular posterior wall end diastolic thickness, Mean E/e′ average septal-lateral E/e′ ratio, PASP pulmonary artery systolic pressure, RA right atrium, RV right ventricle, Septal e′ septal mitral annular early diastolic peak velocities, TAPSE tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, TAPSE-S systolic velocity of tricuspid annular tissue displacement