Table 2. Subjects’ (N = 240) cardiovascular risk factors, evaluated by bivariate Pearson’s correlation coefficients (r).
| Age | BMI | WC | SBP | TC | HDL | TG | OGTT0 | OGTT120 | Cr | GPT | SYNTAX | Jeopardy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI | -0.245** | ||||||||||||
| WC | -0.11** | 0.828** | |||||||||||
| Systolic BP | 0.271** | 0.269** | 0.241** | ||||||||||
| Total cholesterol | -0.205** | -0019 | -0.156* | 0.003 | |||||||||
| HDL cholesterol | -0.004 | -0.217** | -0.318** | -0.033 | 0.392** | ||||||||
| TG | -0.188** | 0.238** | 0.248** | 0.061 | 0.218** | -0.224** | |||||||
| OGTT0’ | 0.084 | 0.107 | 0.202** | 0.092 | -0.083 | -0.168** | 0.059 | ||||||
| OGTT120’ | 0.326** | 0.06 | 0.136* | 0.247** | -0.097 | -0.079 | 0.008 | 0.283** | |||||
| Creatinine | 0.254** | -0.079 | 0.064 | 0.165* | -0.179** | -0.288** | 0.026 | 0.205** | 0.152** | ||||
| GPT | -0.153* | 0.082 | 0.066 | -0.074 | 0.210 | -0.102 | 0.052 | 0.037 | -0.009 | -0.046 | |||
| SYNTAX | 0.051 | -0.034 | 0.029 | 0.016 | 0.011 | -0.093 | -0.046 | 0.065 | 0.164* | 0.130* | 0.062 | ||
| Jeopardy | 0.043 | 0.015 | 0.091 | 0.066 | -0.132 | -0.129 | -0.029 | 0.099 | 0.187** | 0.183** | 0.081 | 0.730** | |
| Hs-CRP | 0.126 | -0.069 | 0.028 | 0.084 | 0.035 | -0.171** | -0.011 | 0.088 | 0.184** | 0.259** | 0.144 | 0.141* | 0.118 |
*P<0.05.
**P<0.01.
BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; BP: blood pressure; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; OGTT0’: glucose before 75-g oral glucose challenge test; OGTT120’: glucose at 120 minute after 75-g oral glucose challenge test; GPT: glutamic pyruvic transaminase; Hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein