Table 4.
Relationship between abdominal aortic calcification index and echocardiographic measurements .
Correlation coefficient | P | |
---|---|---|
LVM index (g/m2.7) | 0.281 | 0.16 |
LVDd (mm) | 0.168 | 0.15 |
LVDs (mm) | 0.177 | 0.14 |
PWT (mm) | -0.101 | 0.39 |
IVST (mm) | -0.063 | 0.59 |
LVEDV (mm3) | 0.028 | 0.82 |
LVESV (mm3) | 0.156 | 0.20 |
LVSV (mm3) | -0.196 | 0.11 |
LVEF (%) | -0.212 | 0.07 |
LAD (mm) | 0.373 | 0.001 |
E/A ratio | 0.150 | 0.22 |
E/E' ratio | 0.304 | 0.03 |
LVMI: left ventricular mass index; LVEDV: left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVESV: left ventricular end-systolic volume; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LAD: left atrial diameter; LVSV: left ventricular stroke volume; E/A ratio: ratio of E wave (peak early diastolic flow velocity) and A wave (peak late diastolic flow velocity); E/E' ratio: a ratio of peak early transmitral flow velocity (E) to peak early diastolic mitral annular velocity (E').