Table 3.

Associations between uterine pulsatility index (PI) and metabolic and psychological parameters in menopausal patients (N = 65).

	Uterine PI (in menopausal women)
	Univariate analysis		Multivariate analysis*
	Pearson’s r	P	β	P
Clinical and metabolic parameters
BMI (kg/m2)	0.526	< 0.0001	0.511	< 0.0001
Waist circumference (cm)	0.491	< 0.0001	0.474	0.001
SBP (mm Hg)	0.091	0.485	0.083	0.578
DBP (mm Hg)	− 0.107	0.413	− 0.016	0.918
Fasting glycemia (g/L)	0.197	0.165	0.189	0.211
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.120	0.390	0.055	0.721
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)	− 0.250	0.074	− 0.260	0.088
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	0.181	0.203	0.202	0.192
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.181	0.213	0.098	0.538
Fasting insulin (mUI/L)	0.416	0.018	0.481	0.006
HOMA-IR index	0.425	0.019	0.494	0.009
HbA1c (mmol/mol)	0.448	0.003	0.564	< 0.0001
Psychological parameters
MHQ Total score	− 0.031	0.841	0.089	0.618
BUT-A global severity index (GSI)	0.436	0.003	0.652	< 0.0001
BUT-A weight phobia (WP)	0.314	0.038	0.543	0.001
BUT-A body image concern (BIC)	0.531	< 0.0001	0.669	< 0.0001
BUT-A avoidance (AV)	0.361	0.016	0.569	0.001
BUT-A compulsive self-monitoring (CSM)	0.070	0.653	0.185	0.270
BUT-A depersonalization (DEP)	0.430	0.004	0.684	< 0.0001
BUT-B positive symptom distress index (PSDI)	0.414	0.006	0.518	0.001
BUT-B positive symptom Total (PST)	0.095	0.548	0.271	0.131

*Data adjusted for age, smoking habit, and years since menopause. After 10% False Discovery Rate calculation, the cut-off for significant p-value was adjusted at < 0.038. Bold indicates statistical significance (p value < 0.038).

BMI body mass index, BUT Body Uneasiness Test, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, HDL high-density lipoprotein, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment—insulin resistance, LDL low-density lipoprotein, MHQ Middlesex Hospital Questionnaire, PI pulsatility index.