Table 2. Correlations between carotid stiffness and thickness and clinical variables in subjects with type 2 diabetes.

	Stiffness parameter β		IMT
	Men	Women	Men	Women
Age	0.335**	0.323*	0.425**	0.358**
BMI	0.145	0.072	−0.267*	−0.098
WC	0.257*	0.153	−0.265*	−0.073
VFA	0.290*	0.183	−0.173	−0.098
SFA	0.186	0.048	−0.259*	−0.043
Systolic blood pressure	0.094	−0.072	0.013	0.165
Diastolic blood pressure	0.021	−0.140	−0.115	−0.031
Fasting glucose	−0.092	0.035	−0.011	−0.161
HbA1c	−0.084	0.165	−0.091	−0.145
Serum creatinine	0.074	0.096	−0.043	0.114
Log [triglycerides]	0.090	0.158	−0.028	−0.012
HDL-cholesterol	0.070	−0.424**	−0.149	−0.078
LDL-cholesterol	−0.155	−0.196	0.024	0.046

Values are correlation coefficients determined by simple regression analyses.

^*p < 0.05;

^**p < 0.01.

BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin A1c level; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; VFA, visceral fat area; SFA, subcutaneous fat area; IMT, intima-media thickness.