Table 2. Multiple linear regression analysis of epicardial fat thickness and carotid intima media thickness.
| Independent variables | EFT | CIMT | ||
| Correlation coefficients β | p value | Correlation coefficients β | p value | |
| HDP | 0.700 | 0.014 | 0.614 | 0.047 |
| BMI | 0.114 | 0.219 | 0.138 | 0.170 |
| Age | -0.012 | 0.890 | -0.042 | 0.661 |
| SBP | -0.027 | 0.788 | -0.020 | 0.860 |
| DBP | -0.014 | 0.892 | -0.011 | 0.917 |
| EF | 0.020 | 0.808 | 0.134 | 0.144 |
| Hematocrit | 0.107 | 0.335 | 0.006 | 0.962 |
| FPG | 0.055 | 0.501 | 0.163 | 0.069 |
| Creatinine | 0.169 | 0.487 | 0.381 | 0.151 |
| CRP | 0.005 | 0.952 | 0.080 | 0.422 |
| HDL-C | -0.047 | 0.641 | -0.029 | 0.789 |
| LDL-C | 0.021 | 0.833 | 0.085 | 0.444 |
| Triglyceride | -0.161 | 0.090 | -0.005 | 0.958 |
BMI, body mass index; CIMT, carotid intima media thickness; CRP, C-reactive protein; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; EF, ejection fraction; EFT, epicardial fat thickness; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDP, hemodialysis patients; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure.