Table 2.

Relationship between characteristic factor and stiffness parameter beta or LV filling pressure in subjects

Variable	Stiffness parameter beta		E/Em ratio
	r	p	r	p
Body mass index (BMI)	0.271	<0.001	0.093	0.183
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.061	0.438	0.142	0.068
Central arterial systolic blood pressure	0.369	<0.001	0.225	0.001
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol	−0.080	0.430	−0.085	0.461
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol	0.121	0.085	0.096	0.071
Triglycerides	0.071	0.317	0.059	0.395
Cholesterol	0.122	0.085	0.103	0.068
Fasting blood glucose	0.138	0.047	0.231	<0.001
Creatinine	−0.073	0.332	−0.261	<0.001
Uric acid	0.086	0.222	0.061	0.381
Stiffness parameter beta	—	—	0.255	<0.001
LV ejection fraction	−0.053	0.488	−0.366	<0.001
E/Em ratio	0.255	<0.001	—	—
End-diastolic thickness of LV septum	0.002	0.966	0.007	0.931
LV end-diastolic diameter	0.220	0.002	0.196	0.009
LV mass index	0.079	0.293	0.124	0.098