Table 3.

Bivariate analysis (Spearman’s correlation coefficient) between carotid cross-sectional distensibility measurements and main hemodynamic parameters, derived from central pulse wave analysis, and carotid–femoral PWV.

Carotid Cross-Sectional Measurements	Peripheral PP		Central PP		PP Amplification		AIx		cf-PWV
	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p
Distensibility	−0.67	<0.001	−0.59	<0.001	0.34	0.003	−0.63	<0.001	−0.75	<0.001
Compliance	−0.65	<0.001	−0.59	<0.001	0.34	0.003	−0.65	<0.001	−0.72	<0.001
Elastic Modulus	0.67	<0.001	0.59	<0.001	−0.34	0.003	0.63	<0.001	0.75	<0.001
Stiffness Index	0.54	<0.001	0.51	<0.001	−0.33	0.004	0.61	<0.001	0.74	<0.001
Total slope	−0.65	<0.001	−0.59	<0.001	0.36	0.002	−0.65	<0.001	−0.71	<0.001
Systolic slope	−0.66	<0.001	−0.59	<0.001	0.32	0.005	−0.62	<0.001	−0.75	<0.001
Diastolic slope	−0.61	<0.001	−0.53	<0.001	0.25	0.03	−0.61	<0.001	−0.68	<0.001

AIx, augmentation index; cf-PWV, carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity; PP, pulse pressure.