Table 2.

Bivariate correlations of structure and function parameters with cardiovascular risk factors.

	c-IMT	cf-PWV	ba-PWV	CAVI
c-IMT	1	0.563**	0.623**	0.591**
ABI	0.095*	0.015	0.058	0.166**
cf-PWV	0.563**	1	0.734**	0.621**
ba-PWV	0.623**	0.734**	1	0.831**
CAVI	0.591**	0.621**	0.831**	1
Age	0.744**	0.641**	0.734**	0.727**
BMI, kg/m2	0.310**	0.249**	0.195**	0.026
SBP, mmHg	0.370**	0.339**	0.435**	0.301**
DBP, mmHg	0.219**	0.340**	0.446**	0.284**
FPG, mg/dl	0.284**	0.359**	0.313**	0.238**
HbA1c, %	0.353**	0.423**	0.375**	0.344**
T-c, mg/dl	0.169**	0.076	0.155**	0.115*
LDL-c, mg/dl	0.159**	0.045	0.107*	0.086
HDL-c, mg/dl	−0.047	−0.075	−0.021	0.017
Triglycerides, mg/dl	0.189**	0.229**	0.245**	0.127**
Sokolow	−0.101*	−0.050	−0.045	−0.072
VDP-Cornell	0.036	0.035	0.052	0.018
Creatinine, mg/dl	0.149**	0.166**	0.039	0.066
ACR, mg/g	0.041	0.020	0.110*	0.050
CKD-EPI, mL/(min.1.73 m2)	−0.503**	−0.439**	−0.418**	−0.434**

^ap-value s were determined by Pearson correlation. *p < .05; **p < .01.

c-IMT: carotid intima-medium thickness; cf-PWV: carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity; ba-PWV: brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; CAVI: cardio-ankle vascular index; ABI: ankle-brachial index; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c: glycosylated haemoglobin; T-c: total cholesterol; LDL-c: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-c: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; VDP: voltage duration product; ACR: albumin-creatinine ratio; CKD-EPI: chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration.