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. 2021 Feb 5;20:35. doi: 10.1186/s12933-021-01225-6

Table 2.

Correlation of epicardial adipose tissue volume with quantitative data

R p-value
Age, years 0.324 < 0.0001
Body mass index, kg/m2 0.288 < 0.0001
HbA1c, % − 0.093 0.142
Urinary albumin/creatinin ratio, mg/mmol 0.059 0.260
Creatinine clearance, mL/min − 0.237 < 0.0001
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg − 0.022 0.656
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg − 0.035 0.483
Total cholesterol, mmol/L − 0.057 0.250
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L − 0.190 < 0.0001
Triglycerides, mmol/L 0.150 0.002
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L − 0.070 0.158
Non HDL cholesterol, mmol/L 0.005 0.925
Smoking history (pack-year) 0.233 < 0.0001
Coronary artery calcium score, Agatston unit 0.287 < 0.0001