Table 3.
Correlations between A-CIMT and subjects demographic, anthropometric, and blood characteristics.
| A-CIMT [mm] | |
|---|---|
| Age [years] | |
| R | 0.76 |
| P value | 0.00 |
| Sex (1: male; 0: female) | |
| R | −0.01 |
| P value | 0.75 |
| BMI [Kg./m2] | |
| R | 0.32 |
| P value | 0.00 |
| SBP [mmHg] | |
| R | 0.23 |
| P value | 0.00 |
| DBP [mmHg] | |
| R | 0.39 |
| P value | 0.00 |
| MBP [mmHg] | |
| R | 0.34 |
| P value | 0.00 |
| Glycemia [mg/dl] | |
| R | 0.06 |
| P value | 0.05 |
| Total cholesterol [mg/dl] | |
| R | −0.13 |
| P value | 0.00 |
| Triglycerides [mg/dl] | |
| R | 0.07 |
| P value | 0.02 |
A-CIMT: average between left and right common carotid intima media thickness values. SBP, MBP, DBP, and PP: systolic pulse pressure, mean pulse pressure, diastolic pulse pressure, and pulse pressure. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.