Table 2. – Correlation of pulse wave velocity with cardiovascular biomarkers.
IMT (n=178) | LVST (n=313) | LVPWT (n=312) | LAD (n=312) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PWV | r | 0.310† | 0.191† | 0.215† | 0.181‡ |
p | <0.001* | 0.001* | <0.001* | 0.001* |
*p < 0.05.†Spearman’s rank-order correlation;‡Pearson product-moment correlation. IMT: intima-media thickness; LAD: left atrial diameter; LVPWT: left ventricular posterior wall thickness; LVST: left ventricular septal thickness; PWV: pulse wave velocity.