TABLE 2.
Correlation analysis between flow mediated dilation values and hormonal—metabolic predictors and heat shock protein 60.
| Flow mediated dilation | ||
|---|---|---|
| All women n = 123 | ||
| r-coefficient | p-value | |
| Age (years) | −0.098 | 0.221 |
| YSM (years) | 0.011 | 0.913 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | −0.004 | 0.959 |
| SBP (mmHg) | −0.075 | 0.350 |
| DBP (mmHg) | −0.100 | 0.215 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | −0.049 | 0.558 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 0.021 | 0.800 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | −0.054 | 0.515 |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | −0.021 | 0.803 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 0.041 | 0.625 |
| Insulin (μIU/ml) | −0.181 | 0.046 |
| HOMA-IR | −0.156 | 0.087 |
| FSH (mIU/ml) | 0.197 | 0.084 |
| LH (mIU/ml) | 0.056 | 0.501 |
| DHEAS (ng/dl) | −0.275 | 0.013 |
| Testosterone (ng/dl) | −0.192 | 0.028 |
| SHBG (nmol/L) | 0.083 | 0.357 |
| FAI | −0.183 | 0.046 |
| HSP60 (ng/ml) | 0.168 | 0.069 |
| C reactive protein (mg/dl) | −0.061 | 0.574 |
R-coefficient was derived from Pearson’s correlation Bold indicates statistical significance, which was at the level of p-value < 0.05.
YSM, years since menopause; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-Cl, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; FSH, follicular stimulating hormone; LH, luteinizing hormone; SHBG, sex hormone binding globulin; FAI, free androgen index.