Table 4. Relation of LV mass and pulse wave velocity to risk factors for CHD: unadjusted Pearson correlation coefficients.
LV mass (g) | LV mass/BSA (g/m2) | Pulse wave velocity (m/s) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aorto-radial | Aorto-femoral | Femoro-popliteal-posterior tibial | |||
Glucose | |||||
Fasting | 0.19** | 0.17** | 0.04 | 0.15* | 0.15** |
30 minutes | 0.17** | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.15** |
120 minutes | 0.23** | 0.13** | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.16* |
Insulin | |||||
Fasting | 0.26** | 0.13* | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.12 |
30 minutes | 0.09 | -0.02 | 0.14* | 0.12 | <0.01 |
120 minutes | 0.20** | 0.07 | 0.12* | 0.11 | 0.15* |
Proinsulin | 0.37** | 0.21** | 0.22* | 0.26* | 0.15* |
32-33 split proinsulin | 0.27** | 0.11 | 0.18* | 0.22* | 0.13 |
Lipids | |||||
Total cholesterol | 0.13* | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.06 |
LDL cholesterol | 0.12* | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
HDL-cholesterol | -0.22** | -0.16* | - 0.07 | 0.01 | - 0.07 |
Triglycerides | 0.29** | 0.20** | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16** |
Central obesity | |||||
Waist/hip ratio | 0.47** | 0.27** | 0.38* | 0.29** | 0.09 |
SS/TR | 0.21 | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.10 | 0.06 |
Clotting factors | |||||
Fibrinogen | -0.07 | -0.06 | - 0.05 | 0.06 | <0.01 |
Factor VII | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
p <0.05
p <0.01
p values adjusted for age and sex; PWV values also adjusted for BSA.