Table 3.
Bivariate correlation analysis of the conventional echocardiographic indices with galectin-3 concentration.
| Variables | r | p |
|---|---|---|
| RWT | −0.038 | 0.831 |
| LVIDdn | 0.070 | 0.694 |
| LVIDsn | 0.067 | 0.705 |
| EDVI | 0.054 | 0.763 |
| ESVI | 0.017 | 0.924 |
| FS | 0.097 | 0.587 |
| EF | 0.008 | 0.965 |
| LA/Ao | −0.068 | 0.702 |
| PA/Ao | 0.170 | 0.336 |
| E/A | −0.194 | 0.270 |
| E′/A′ | −0.342 | 0.048* |
| E/E′ | 0.156 | 0.379 |
A, transmitral peak late diastolic velocity; A′, tissue Doppler-derived peak late diastolic velocity; Ao, aorta; E, transmitral peak early diastolic velocity; E′, tissue Doppler-derived peak early diastolic velocity; EDVI, end-diastolic volume index; EF, ejection fraction; ESVI, end-systolic volume index; FS, fractional shortening; L, longitudinal; LA, left atrium; LVIDdn, normalized left ventricular internal diameter in diastole; LVIDsn, normalized left ventricular internal diameter in systole; PA, pulmonary artery; RWT, relative wall thickness.
*
Values that have a significant correlation (p < 0.05).