Table 3. Correlation between aortic strain, stiffness index, distensibility and adhesion molecules.

Variables	VCAM (ng/ml)		ICAM (ng/ml)
	r	p	r	p
Aortic strain (%)	–0.030	0.813	0.061	0.634
Stiffness index (β)	0.038	0.768	–0.095	0.458
Distensibility (× 10-3/KPa)	–0.026	0.839	0.097	0.449