Table 3. Correlations Between EAT Variables and Biomarkers.

	Peripheral		Peripheral		LA		Peripheral		LA		Peripheral		LA		Peripheral		LA		Peripheral		LA
	CRP		IL-8		IL-8		sICAM-1		sICAM-1		vWF		vWF		VEGF		VEGF		TGF-β1		TGF-β1
	Corr	P value	Corr	P value	Corr	P value	Corr	P value	Corr	P value	Corr	P value	Corr	P value	Corr	P value	Corr	P value	Corr	P value	Corr	P value
BMI	0.397	0.008	0.097	0.51	0.115	0.44	0.221	0.13	0.268	0.07	0.097	0.51	0.033	0.82	0.006	0.97	0.002	0.99	0.096	0.52	0.12	0.42
EATtotal /10 cm3	0.273	0.08	0.097	0.51	0.025	0.87	0.241	0.10	0.233	0.11	0.087	0.55	0.011	0.94	0.076	0.61	-0.162	0.27	0.035	0.81	0.006	0.97
EATatrial /10 cm3	0.301	0.05	0.081	0.58	0.04	0.79	0.198	0.18	0.215	0.14	0.124	0.40	0.105	0.48	0.064	0.67	-0.166	0.26	0.04	0.79	0.006	0.97
EATventricular /10 cm3	0.211	0.17	0.097	0.51	0.01	0.95	0.246	0.09	0.219	0.14	0.044	0.76	-0.071	0.63	0.077	0.60	-0.138	0.35	0.027	0.86	0.005	0.97
LA-ESO /mm	0.356	0.02	-0.068	0.64	-0.002	0.99	0.381	0.008	0.337	0.019	0.440	0.002	0.432	0.002	0.107	0.47	0.059	0.69	0.000	1	0.073	0.62
LA-ThA /mm	0.361	0.02	-0.13	0.39	0.057	0.71	0.441	0.002	0.387	0.008	0.399	0.005	0.503	<0.001	0.194	0.20	0.326	0.03	-0.066	0.66	0.111	0.46
LA-PA /mm	0.034	0.83	0.084	0.57	0.132	0.37	-0.081	0.58	-0.195	0.18	0.310	0.03	0.335	0.02	0.369	0.01	0.119	0.42	0.221	0.13	0.228	0.12
IAS /mm	0.062	0.69	-0.064	0.667	0.072	0.626	0.009	0.951	0.011	0.94	0.408	0.004	0.527	<0.001	0.162	0.27	0.045	0.762	0.028	0.853	0.089	0.55
RAVG /mm	0.059	0.71	0.053	0.723	0.127	0.391	0.12	0.415	0.126	0.393	0.298	0.038	0.200	0.174	-0.017	0.907	0.192	0.192	0.046	0.758	0.098	0.506
LAVG /mm	0.281	0.07	-0.012	0.937	0.034	0.816	0.247	0.091	0.269	0.065	0.449	0.001	0.457	0.001	0.122	0.408	0.094	0.526	0.115	0.438	0.07	0.638
AIVG /mm	0.154	0.33	0.236	0.107	0.153	0.299	0.244	0.095	0.233	0.111	0.100	0.493	0.054	0.714	0.114	0.44	-0.005	0.971	0.128	0.385	0.153	0.298

Pearson correlations were used after log-transformation of the biomarker variables.

Abbreviations: AIVG, anterior interventricular groove; Corr, correlations; EAT, epicardial adipose tissue; EATatrial, atrial EAT; EATventricular, ventricular EAT; IAS, interatrial septum; LA-ESO, periatrial epicardial fat located between the mid left atrium and esophagus; LA-PA, periatrial epicardial fat located between mid left atrium and pulmonary artery; LA-ThA, periatrial epicardial fat located between the mid left atrium and thoracic aorta; LAVG, left atrioventricular groove; PAF, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; PeAF, persistent AF; RAVG, right atrioventricular groove.