Table 3. Association between MBF measures and pericardial fat after multivariate adjustment.
Model | Men (n = 121) | Women (n = 93) | ||
β±SE | P-value | β±SE | P-value | |
Resting MBF (ml/min/g)a | 0.016±0.021 | 0.46 | 0.083±0.031 | 0.008 |
Plus BMI | 0.030±0.025 | 0.23 | 0.059±0.037 | 0.12 |
Plus waist circumference | 0.024±0.024 | 0.31 | 0.074±0.034 | 0.03 |
Plus waist-to-hip ratio | 0.024±0.024 | 0.33 | 0.081±0.031 | 0.01 |
Plus resting RPP | −0.013±0.018 | 0.47 | 0.044±0.024 | 0.07 |
Hyperemic MBF (ml/min/g)a | 0.042±0.073 | 0.56 | 0.067±0.105 | 0.52 |
Plus BMI | 0.062±0.070 | 0.38 | 0.070±0.127 | 0.58 |
Plus waist circumference | 0.069±0.084 | 0.42 | 0.090±0.119 | 0.45 |
Plus waist-to-hip ratio | 0.005±0.081 | 0.95 | 0.062±0.108 | 0.56 |
Plus hyperemic RPP | 0.029±0.070 | 0.68 | −0.013±0.101 | 0.89 |
Perfusion Reservea | −0.002±0.088 | 0.98 | −0.147±0.094 | 0.12 |
Plus BMI | −0.019±0.102 | 0.85 | −0.040±0.112 | 0.72 |
Plus waist circumference | −0.033±0.098 | 0.74 | −0.086±0.106 | 0.45 |
Plus waist-to-hip ratio | −0.056±0.099 | 0.57 | −0.146±0.097 | 0.14 |
Plus hyperemic RPP | −0.0004±0.089 | 1.00 | −0.162±0.098 | 0.10 |
Table values are regression coefficients (β) ± standard errors (SE) per 1-SD unit increment in pericardial fat: 57.5 cm3 in men and 31.3 cm3 in women.
Model is adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, education, smoking, LDL and HDL cholesterol, statins, diastolic blood pressure, anti-hypertensive medications, HRT (in women), C-reactive protein, diabetes, and coronary calcium. Abbreviations as in Table 1.