Table 2.
Partial correlation coefficients between DPP4 activities and echocardiographic parameters in STEMI patients.
| Partial r | p value | |
|---|---|---|
| LVEDV | −0.094 | 0.037 |
| LVESV | −0.154 | 0.001 |
| LVEDVi | −0.104 | 0.022 |
| LVESVi | −0.154 | 0.001 |
| LVM | −0.094 | 0.038 |
| LVMI | −0.105 | 0.021 |
| RWT | 0.032 | 0.478 |
| SV | 0.031 | 0.488 |
| SW | 0.054 | 0.235 |
| E/A | −0.031 | 0.505 |
| LVEF | 0.175 | <0.001 |
| LVSWi | 0.161 | <0.001 |
| FS | 0.118 | 0.009 |
After adjustment for age, sex, gamma-glutamyltransferase, creatinine, MB isoenzyme of creatine kinase, pro- brain natriuretic peptide, hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipemia.
DPP4a, plasma dipeptidyl peptidase-4 activity; LV, left ventricular; LVEDV, LV end-diastolic volume; LVESV, LV end-systolic volume; LVEDVi, LVEDV index; LVESVi, LVESV index; LVM, LV mass; LVMI, LVM index; RWT, relative wall thickness; SV, stroke volume; SW, stroke work; E, maximum early transmitral velocity in diastole; A, maximum late transmitral velocity in diastole; LVEF, LV ejection fraction; LVSWi, LV stroke work index; FS, subendocardial fractional shortening.