Table 2.
Univariate correlations between plasma adiponectin/PWV and baseline parameters.
| Log adiponectin |
PWV |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p | r | p | |
| PWV (m/s) | 0.505 | <0.001 | − | − |
| Age (years) | 0.437 | 0.002 | 0.611 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | −0.183 | 0.223 | −0.135 | 0.370 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 0.185 | 0.217 | 0.160 | 0.287 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 0.100 | 0.509 | 0.038 | 0.803 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | −0.061 | 0.687 | −0.040 | 0.794 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 0.468 | 0.001 | −0.031 | 0.842 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | −0.240 | 0.120 | −0.203 | 0.191 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | −0.174 | 0.248 | −0.016 | 0.914 |
| eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2) | −0.054 | 0.719 | −0.109 | 0.470 |
| CK max (U/l) | 0.077 | 0.610 | −0.102 | 0.501 |
| cTnT max (ng/l) | 0.113 | 0.454 | −0.010 | 0.948 |
| NTpro-BNP max (ng/l) | 0.257 | 0.092 | 0.290 | 0.056 |
| hs-CRP max (mg/dl) | −0.207 | 0.168 | −0.099 | 0.513 |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction (%) | −0.079 | 0.600 | −0.237 | 0.113 |
| Log adiponectin (ng/ml) | − | − | 0.505 | <0.001 |
BMI, body mass index; CK, creatine kinase; cTnT, cardiac troponin T; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; NT-proBNP, N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide; PWV, pulse wave velocity.