TABLE 2.
Correlations between EFT and cIMT and other study variables
| EFT | cIMT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p | r | p | |
| Age (years) | -0.096 | 0.61 | 0.016 | 0.93 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | -0.189 | 0.31 | -0.242 | 0.19 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | -0.111 | 0.55 | -0.108 | 0.56 |
| hsCRP (mg/dl) | 0.453 | 0.01 | -0.068 | 0.71 |
| HDL- cholesterol (mg/dl) | 0.179 | 0.33 | -0.339 | 0.05 |
| LDL- cholesterol (mg/dl) | -0.124 | 0.50 | 0.362 | 0.04 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dl) | -0.119 | 0.52 | 0.506 | 0.004 |
| Triglyceride/HDL-c ratio | -0.082 | 0.66 | 0.473 | 0.007 |
| LDL-c/HDL-c ratio | -0.162 | 0.38 | 0.444 | 0.01 |
| Log Triglyceride/HDL-c ratio | -0.082 | 0.66 | 0.473 | 0.007 |
| Non-HDL-c (mg/dl) | -0.097 | 0.60 | 0.504 | 0.004 |
| Non-HD-c/LDL-c ratio | 0.117 | 0.53 | 0.187 | 0.31 |
EFT: Epicardial fat thickness; cIMT: Carotid intima–media thickness; BP: Blood pressure; hsCRP: High-sensitivity C-reactive protein; HDL-c: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; atherogenic coefficient: non-HDL-c/HDL-c; atherogenic index of plasma: log TG/HDL-c; Castelli risk index I: TC/HDL-c; Castelli risk index II: LDL-c/HDL-c; non-HDL-c: total cholesterol-HDL-c.