Table 3. Correlation analysis of cIMT, PWV-BS, PWV-ES, and cardiovascular risk factors.
| Variables | cIMT | PWV-BS | PWV-ES | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r value | Covariance | P value | r value | Covariance | P value | r value | Covariance | P value | |||
| Age (years) | 0.408 | 0.054 | <0.001† | 0.158 | 2.018 | 0.006† | 0.474 | 9.599 | <0.001† | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.254 | 0.010 | <0.001† | 0.077 | 0.293 | 0.185 | 0.041 | 0.247 | 0.481 | ||
| CKD duration (years) | 0.095 | 0.011 | 0.363 | −0.089 | −1.004 | 0.394 | 0.045 | 0.788 | 0.671 | ||
| SBP (mmHg) | 0.210 | 0.045 | <0.001† | 0.025 | 0.511 | 0.670 | 0.211 | 6.907 | <0.001† | ||
| DBP (mmHg) | 0.140 | 0.019 | 0.016† | 0.026 | 0.034 | 0.660 | 0.071 | 1.492 | 0.222 | ||
| TC (mmol/L) | 0.091 | 0.001 | 0.117 | −0.017 | −0.022 | 0.775 | −0.102 | −0.218 | 0.079 | ||
| TG (mmol/L) | −0.012 | <0.001 | 0.842 | −0.051 | −0.075 | 0.382 | −0.021 | −0.050 | 0.715 | ||
| LDL (mmol/L) | 0.195 | 0.002 | 0.001† | −0.025 | −0.022 | 0.671 | −0.053 | −0.076 | 0.359 | ||
| HDL (mmol/L) | −0.001 | <0.001 | 0.989 | 0.013 | 0.005 | 0.818 | −0.068 | −0.042 | 0.243 | ||
| FBG (mmol/L) | 0.251 | 0.003 | <0.001† | 0.098 | 0.123 | 0.090 | 0.154 | 0.306 | 0.008† | ||
| eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 0.005 | 0.003 | 0.930 | −0.128 | −6.438 | 0.027† | −0.188 | −15.040 | 0.001† | ||
†, significant P values at <0.05. cIMT, carotid intima-media thickness; PWV-BS, pulse wave velocity at the beginning of systole; PWV-ES, pulse wave velocity at the end of systole; BMI, body mass index; CKD, chronic kidney disease; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; FBG, fasting blood glucose; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.