Table 3.

Correlation between hyperglycemic indices and pulmonary arterial hypertension severity measures in the University of Arizona cohort.

	n	r	P value
Glycated Hemoglobin
Indexed pulmonary vascular resistance	47	0.202	0.174
Right ventricular wall thickness	23	0.275	0.204
Pulmonary artery capacitance	42	−0.384	0.020
Pulmonary artery elastance	42	0.358	0.012
Pulmonary artery saturation	44	−0.401	0.007
Six-minute walk distance	36	−0.177	0.302
Fasting Blood Glucose
Indexed pulmonary vascular resistance	152	0.098	0.231
Right ventricular wall thickness	72	0.225	0.058
Pulmonary artery capacitance	137	−0.143	0.095
Pulmonary artery elastance	142	0.121	0.152
Pulmonary artery saturation	148	−0.171	0.038
Six-minute walk distance	125	−0.177	0.048