Table 2.

Correlations of the study parameters with LV mass

^*Non-parametric variable, ^†Pearson correlation coefficient was used to analyze the relationship between study variables, if normal distribution; otherwise, Spearman coefficient was used. LV: left ventricular, LVM: left ventricular mass, BMI: body mass index, BP: blood pressure, LDL-C: low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, HDL-C: high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, CRP: C-reactive protein, GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase, AST: aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, CIMT: carotid intima-media thickness