Table 3.
Correlations between variables of central hemodynamics and pulse wave analysis with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), LDL, and oxidized LDL (oxLDL) cholesterol, respectively.
| Correlated variables | Correlation coefficient | p |
|---|---|---|
| hsCRP-EAA | rP = 0.376 | 0.004 |
| rK = 0.332 | 0.003 | |
| rS = 0.402 | 0.002 | |
| hsCRP-PWV | rK = 0.225 | 0.016 |
| rS = 0.308 | 0.021 | |
| hsCRP-pPWV | rP = 0.398 | 0.002 |
| rS = 0.378 | 0.004 | |
| hsCRP-EAA | rP = 0.358 | 0.007 |
| CRP100-PWV | rP = 0.283 | 0.031 |
| rK = 0.242 | 0.032 | |
| rS = 0.288 | 0.031 | |
| CRP100-cPP/PP | rP = 0.288 | 0.031 |
| CRP100-EAA | rS = 0.288 | 0.031 |
| CRP300-PWV | rP = 0.351 | 0.008 |
| rK = 0.357 | 0.002 | |
| rS = 0.425 | 0.001 | |
| CRP300-EAA | rP = 0.358 | 0.007 |
| rK = 0.358 | 0.008 | |
| rS = 0.358 | 0.007 | |
| LDL100-PWV | rP = 0.306 | 0.022 |
| LDL130-cSYS | rP = −0.311 | 0.020 |
| rK = −0.248 | 0.028 | |
| rS = −0.297 | 0.026 | |
| LDL130-cDIA | rP = −0.276 | 0.039 |
| LDL130-PWV | rP = 0.303 | 0.023 |
| LDL130-cPP/PP | rP = −0.285 | 0.033 |
| oxLDL-cPP/PP | rK = −0.230 | 0.042 |
| rS = −0.347 | 0.028 |
rP=Bravais-Pearson's correlation coefficient; rK=Kendall's correlation; rS=Spearman's correlation; cPP/PP=pulse pressure amplification; EAA=early arterial aging; PWV=pulse wave velocity; pPWV=pathological pulse wave velocity (increased for age); cSYS=central systolic blood pressure; cDIA=central diastolic blood pressure; hsCRP=high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; CRP100=high-sensitivity C-reactive protein exceeding 0.100 mg/dl; CRP300=high − sensitivity C − reactive protein > 0.300 mg/dl; LDL100=LDL > 100 mg/dl; LDL130=LDL > 130 mg/dl; LDL160=LDL > 160 mg/dl; oxLDL=oxidized LDL.