Table 2.

Correlations of CVD risk factors, sex hormone concentrations, vasoconstrictors, and hot flashes with brachial artery FMD

Variables	Brachial artery FMD
	r	P
Seated systolic BP	−0.38	<0.001
BMI	−0.19	0.03
Total body fat	−0.40	<0.001
Trunk body fat	−0.37	<0.001
Waist circumference	−0.11	0.23
Total cholesterol	−0.33	<0.001
LDL cholesterol	−0.29	0.001
Glucose	−0.12	0.17
FSH	−0.57	<0.001
Estradiol	0.46	<0.001
Progesterone	0.29	0.001
Estrone	0.35	<0.001
SHBG	0.01	0.91
Testosterone	0.09	0.36
ET-1	−0.20	0.02
Norepinephrine	−0.30	0.002
VO2peak	0.35	<0.001
Vasosomatic frequency	−0.17	0.08
Vasosomatic severity	−0.12	0.24

BP, Blood pressure; VO_2peak, peak aerobic power.