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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 5.
Published in final edited form as: Menopause. 2014 Jun;21(6):624–632. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000000116

Table 4. Correlations of baseline carotid artery compliance and change in compliance with ascorbic acid with participant characteristics.

Baseline compliance Change in compliance
Participant characteristic Correlation coefficient P Correlation coefficient P
Age −0.72 <0.001 0.12 0.23
Time since menopause −0.23 0.21 0.34 0.07
Body mass −0.21 0.04 −0.04 0.70
BMI −0.35 <0.001 −0.01 0.96
Total body fat −0.50 <0.001 0.23 0.02
Trunk fat −0.49 <0.001 0.23 0.02
Waist circumference −0.29 0.007 0.04 0.70
WHR −0.20 0.07 0.06 0.56
VO2max 0.56 <0.001 −0.1 0.35
LTPA 0.20 0.06 −0.14 0.19
Seated SBP −0.40 <0.001 −0.09 0.40
Seated DBP −0.21 0.04 −0.10 0.32
Total cholesterol −0.40 <0.001 0.02 0.84
LDL cholesterol −0.69 <0.001 0.04 0.71
HDL cholesterol 0.04 0.67 −0.05 0.63
Triglycerides −0.27 0.009 0.07 0.48
Fasting insulin −0.09 0.39 0.03 0.76
Fasting glucose −0.13 0.21 0.02 0.82
FSH −0.44 <0.001 0.16 0.13
Estradiol 0.36 <0.001 −0.14 0.17
Progesterone 0.26 0.01 −0.36 <0.001
Estrone 0.26 0.01 −0.20 0.05
SHBG 0.06 0.54 −0.08 0.45
Testosterone 0.18 0.08 −0.07 0.48
DHEAS 0.49 <0.001 −0.16 0.13
Oxidized LDL −0.30 0.003 −0.13 0.19
TAS 0.10 0.35 −0.14 0.17
Glutathione peroxidase −0.02 0.87 0.07 0.51
Norepinephrine −0.23 0.03 −0.03 0.76
Endothelin-1 −0.09 0.41 0.20 0.06
IL-6 −0.21 0.04 0.17 0.11
CRP −0.32 0.001 0.02 0.84
Carotid IMT −0.46 <0.001 −0.10 0.31

BMI, body mass index; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; VO2max, maximal aerobic power; LTPA, leisure time physical activity; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone; SHBG, sex hormone–binding globulin; DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; TAS, total antioxidant status; IL, interleukin; CRP, C-reactive protein; IMT, intima-media thickness.