Table 2: Correlations of the surrogate markers with the parameters of Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV).
Parameters |
Systolic BP |
Age |
BMI |
c-f PWV |
Systolic BP |
- |
r = 0.199 p = 0.045 |
r = 0.123 p = 0.216 |
r = 0.310 p = 0.002 |
Age |
r = 0.199 p = 0.045 |
- |
r = 0.009 p = 0.9 |
r = 0.335 p = 0.001 |
BMI |
r = 0.123 p = 0.216 |
r = 0.009 p = 0.9 |
- |
r = 0.330 p = 0.01 |
cf-PWV |
r = 0.310 p = 0.002 |
r = 0.335 p = 0.001 |
r = 0.330 p = 0.01 |
- |
Systolic BP (blood pressure), age and BMI (body mass index) were correlated positively with cf-PWV.