Table 3.
Correlations between body composition and patient demographics, kidney function, NTproBNP, echocardiographic findings and measures of obesity
| Pearson correlation—R (P value) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Years) | BMI (kg/m2) | Creatinine (mmol/L) | Log NTproBNP | hsCRP (mg/L) | LVEF (%) | LA volume | TAPSE (mm) | Hip circ (cm) | Waist circ (cm) | Waist–hip ratio | |
| DEXA FM (kg) | −0.35 (<0.001) | 0.91 (<0.001) | −0.15 (0.09) | −0.21 (0.02) | 0.16 (0.08) | 0.16 (0.09) | 0.01 (0.89) | 0.24 (0.01) | 0.82 (<0.001) | 0.76 (<0.001) | 0.20 (0.03) |
| DEXA LM (kg) | −0.23 (0.01) | 0.58 (<0.001) | 0.09 (0.33) | −0.14 (0.12) | 0.10 (0.27) | 0.14 (0.14) | 0.38 (<0.001) | 0.05 (0.63) | 0.58 (<0.001) | 0.74 (<0.001) | 0.51 (<0.001) |
| DEXA BM (kg) | −0.15 (0.11) | 0.37 (<0.001) | 0.07 (0.42) | −0.16 (0.08) | −0.01 (0.99) | 0.18 (0.05) | 0.26 (0.01) | 0.11 (0.23) | 0.38 (<0.001) | 0.58 (<0.001) | 0.50 (<0.001) |
| BIA FM (kg) | −0.36 (<0.001) | 0.91 (<0.001) | −0.15 (0.10) | −0.18 (0.53) | 0.193 (0.03) | 0.13 (0.17) | 0.06 (0.51) | 0.22 (0.02) | 0.81 (<0.001) | 0.72 (<0.001) | 0.14 (0.13) |
| BIA LM (kg) | −0.18 (0.05) | 0.58 (<0.001) | 0.07 (0.42) | −0.20 (0.03) | 0.03 (90.77) | 0.19 (0.04) | 0.27 (0.01) | 0.10 (0.28) | 0.60 (<0.001) | 0.77 (<0.001) | 0.54 (<0.001) |
| BIA BM (kg) | −0.16 (0.07) | 0.58 (<0.001) | 0.08 (0.39) | −0.20 (0.03) | 0.03 (0.72) | 0.19 (0.04) | 0.27 (0.01) | 0.10 (0.28) | 0.60 (<0.001) | 0.77 (<0.001) | 0.55 (<0.001) |
BIA, bioelectrical impedance analysis; BM, bone mass; BMI, body mass index; circ, circumference; DEXA, dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry; FM, fat mass; hsCRP, high sensitivity C reactive protein; LA, left atrial; LM, lean mass; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; NTproBNP, N‐terminal pro B‐type natriuretic peptide; TAPSE, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion.
Correlations were performed in 120 patients, but for LA volume, TAPSE, waist, and hip circumference n = 118.