Table 2.
Bivariate correlation coefficients
| ASEX | BDI | BMI | CVD-RP | Diameter | FMD | NGT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDI | .00 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| BMI | .19 | .09 | . | . | . | . | . |
| CVD-RP | .42** | −.16 | .28 | . | . | . | . |
| Diameter | .22 | −.01 | .45** | .12 | . | . | . |
| FMD | −.49*** | −.07 | −.27 | −.40** | −.33* | . | . |
| NGT | −.34* | −.15 | −.46** | −.15 | −.52*** | .42** | . |
| Age | .43** | −.01 | −.03 | .60*** | .12 | −.27 | −.17 |
Notes: ASEX = Arizona Sexual Experiences Questionnaire, item 3; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; CVD-RP = Framingham Cardiovascular Disease Risk Profile; Diameter = Baseline corotid arterial diameter; FMD = flow-mediated dilation; NGT = nitroglicerine mediated dilation;
*
p<.05;
**
p<.01;
***
p<.001.