Table 2.

Correlations of the changes (Δ) of EDV and parameters in the pioglitazone group after treatment

Variables	ΔBMI	ΔSBP	ΔDBP	ΔTG	ΔTC	ΔLDL-c	ΔNO	ΔAUCglu	ΔAUCINS	ΔHOMA-β	ΔI30/ΔG30	ΔHOMA-IR
r	−0.20	−0.36	−0.39	−0.42	−0.18	−0.22	0.73	−0.11	−0.66	0.72	0.24	0.16
p	0.49	0.32	0.26	0.12	0.78	0.67	0.032	0.93	0.049	0.025	0.37	0.63

r represents the coefficient of Pearson's correlation. SBP = Systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; TC = total cholesterol; LDL-c = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ΔI₃₀/ΔG₃₀ = (INS₃₀ – FINS)/(PG₃₀ – FPG).