Table 2.
Correlation of miR-126-3p/5p with vascular parameters in Turner Syndrome patients (TS) (n = 33).
| Parameters | miR-126-3p (2−ΔCt) | miR-126-5p (2−ΔCt) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p-Value | r | p-Value | |
| SBP (mmHg) | - | ns | - | ns |
| DBP (mmHg) | - | ns | - | ns |
| PP (mmHg) | - | ns | - | ns |
| cSBP (mmHg) | - | ns | - | ns |
| cDBP (mmHg) | - | ns | - | ns |
| cPP (mmHg) | - | ns | ns | |
| Augmentation Pressure (mmHg) | - | ns | - | ns |
| Heart Rate (bpm) | - | ns | - | ns |
| AIx@75 (%) | - | ns | - | ns |
| PWV (m/s) | - | ns | - | ns |
| AAO-Dmin (cm) | - | ns | −0.43 † | 0.0224 * |
| AAO-Dmax (cm) | - | ns | - | ns |
| AAO-S (%) | 0.47 † | 0.0120 * | 0.48 † | 0.0090 ** |
| Arterial Distensibility (mmHg−1 × 10−3) | 0.55 † | 0.0023 ** | 0.48 † | 0.0095 ** |
| Ea (BSA) (mmHg/mL/m2) | −0.48 | 0.0104 * | - | ns |
† Only 32 TS patients were included; * p < 0.05; ** p ≤ 0.01; SBP, brachial systolic blood pressure; DBP, brachial diastolic blood pressure; PP, brachial pulse pressure; cSBP, central systolic blood pressure; cDBP, central diastolic blood pressure; cPP, central pulse pressure; AIx@75, augmentation index adjusted to a heart rate of 75 bpm; PWV, pulse wave velocity; AAO-Dmin, minimal abdominal aortic diameter; AAO-Dmax, maximal abdominal aortic diameter; AAO-S, abdominal aortic strain; Ea (BSA), arterial elastance indexed to body surface area.