Table 2.
Correlation of the cardiovascular risk factors and global strains
| Variables |
Longitudinal strain |
Circumferential strain |
Radial strain |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | P value | R | P value | R | P value | |
| Age |
0.19 |
0.08 |
−0.01 |
0.92 |
−0.15 |
0.17 |
| BMI |
0.22 |
*0.04 |
0.19 |
0.09 |
−0.32 |
*0.003 |
| SBP |
0.08 |
0.44 |
0.08 |
0.50 |
−0.14 |
0.21 |
| DBP |
0.04 |
0.71 |
0.11 |
0.33 |
−0.12 |
0.30 |
| Duration of disease |
0.15 |
0.18 |
0.05 |
0.66 |
0.03 |
0.82 |
| Total cholesterol |
−0.04 |
0.74 |
−0.08 |
0.48 |
−0.05 |
0.67 |
| Triglycerides |
0.13 |
0.23 |
−0.05 |
0.67 |
−0.15 |
0.18 |
| High density lipoprotein |
−0.03 |
0.81 |
0.03 |
0.76 |
0.03 |
0.78 |
| Low density lipoprotein |
−0.10 |
0.33 |
−0.09 |
0.42 |
0.07 |
0.95 |
| Fasting glucose |
0.10 |
0.38 |
0.07 |
0.57 |
0.01 |
0.92 |
| Creatinine |
0.08 |
0.48 |
0.16 |
0.14 |
−0.10 |
0.39 |
| hs-CRP |
0.05 |
0.72 |
−0.01 |
0.92 |
−0.22 |
0.09 |
| SOD |
−0.23 |
0.07 |
−0.32 |
*0.01 |
0.11 |
0.39 |
| HbA1c |
0.07 |
0.50 |
−0.12 |
0.29 |
0.07 |
0.53 |
| CD34+ ECPs |
−0.19 |
0.08 |
−0.28 |
*0.01 |
0.21 |
*0.049 |
| CD133+ EPCs |
−0.02 |
0.86 |
−0.08 |
0.47 |
0.02 |
0.86 |
| CD34+/KDR + EPCs |
−0.01 |
0.96 |
−0.21 |
0.05 |
0.18 |
0.10 |
| CD133+/KDR + EPCs | −0.07 | 0.54 | −0.16 | 0.14 | −0.02 | 0.87 |
Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; EPCs = endothelial progenitor cells; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; hs-CRP = High sensitivity C-reactive protein; SBP = systolic blood pressure; SOD = superoxide dismutase.