Table 3.
Correlation Between the Relevant Clinical and Morphologic Characteristics in the Human Patients. The Correlation Coefficient and p Value are Shown.
| Age | BMI | DM | HBP | TAWT | Stary | Steato | Inflam | DGEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DGEL | −0.01 (0.97) |
0.13 (0.52) |
0.08 (0.69) |
−0.26 (0.19) |
−0.27 (0.26) |
.43a
(0.04) |
.50a
(0.01) |
0.17 (0.44) |
1.00 |
| Inflam | 0.32 (0.13) |
0.12 (0.58) |
0.28 (0.19) |
−0.02 (0.91) |
.56a
(0.01) |
0.36 (0.12) |
0.29 (0.16) |
1.00 | 0.17 (0.44) |
| Steato | −0.14 (0.50) |
0.27 (0.20) |
0.50a
(0.01) |
−0.19 (0.36) |
0.24 (0.34) |
0.35 (0.13) |
1.00 | 0.29 (0.16) |
.50a
(0.01) |
| Stary | .49a
(0.02) |
0.20 (0.34) |
0.34 (0.10) |
0.54a
(0.01) |
0.24 (0.28) |
1.00 | 0.35 (0.13) |
0.36 (0.12) |
0.43a
(0.04) |
| TAWT | 0.33 (0.13) |
0.12 (0.61) |
0.03 (0.90) |
−0.09 (0.68) |
1.00 | 0.24 (0.28) |
0.24 (0.34) |
0.56a
(0.01) |
−0.27 (0.26) |
| HBP | 0.28 (0.14) |
0.09 (0.63) |
−0.01 (0.95) |
1.00 | −0.09 (0.68) |
0.54a
(0.01) |
−0.19 (0.36) |
−0.02 (0.91) |
−0.26 (0.19) |
| DM | 0.23 (0.23) |
−0.13 (0.49) |
1.00 | −0.01 (0.95) |
0.03 (0.90) |
0.34 (0.10) |
.53a
(0.01) |
0.28 (0.19) |
0.08 (0.69) |
| BMI | −0.16 (0.39) |
1.00 | −0.13 (0.49) |
0.09 (0.63) |
0.12 (0.61) |
0.20 (0.34) |
0.27 (0.20) |
0.12 (0.58) |
0.13 (0.52) |
| Age | 1.00 | −0.16 (0.39) |
0.23 (0.23) |
0.28 (0.14) |
0.33 (0.13) |
0.48a
(0.01) |
−0.14 (0.50) |
0.32 (0.13) |
−0.01 (0.97) |
Note. aStatistically significant. DGEL = degree of germinal epithelial loss; BMI = body mass index; HBP = high blood pressure; DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus; TAWT = thoracic aortic wall thickness; Stary = degree of atherosclerosis according to Stary’s classification; Steato = liver steatosis (% of cells with fat deposition); Inflam = % of liver tissue with inflammation.