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Table 2 Statistically significant Pearson’s correlation coefficients (p value< 0.05) of carotid ultrasound parameters, the arterial stiffness index (ASI) and Ankle Brachial Index (ABI), with study parameters in community-dwelling individuals

From: Value of the arterial stiffness index and ankle brachial index in subclinical atherosclerosis screening in healthy community-dwelling individuals

Variable

cIMT

cPS

ASI

ABI

r

p

r

p

r

p

r

p

cIMT

1

–

0.53

< 0.001

0.20

0.002

ns

ns

cPS

0.53

< 0.001

1

–

0.16

0.014

−0.17

0.008

ASI

0.20

0.002

0.16

0.014

1

–

ns

ns

ABI

ns

ns

−0.17

0.008

ns

ns

1

–

Age

0.59

< 0.001

0.52

< 0.001

0.22

0.001

ns

ns

BC

0.18

0.007

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

BMI

0.22

0.001

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

BMR

0.19

0.005

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

WC

0.35

< 0.001

0.20

0.002

ns

ns

ns

ns

BF

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

−0.13

0.049

Stressed

0.19

0.005

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

SBP

0.37

< 0.001

0.31

< 0.001

0.48

< 0.001

ns

ns

DBP

0.18

0.008

ns

ns

0.30

< 0.001

0.14

0.038

Pulse

−0.22

0.001

−0.14

0.035

− 0.20

0.002

− 0.14

0.040

URCA

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

BUN

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

CRP

0.23

< 0.001

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

Mean flow

−0.23

< 0.001

−0.22

0.001

ns

ns

ns

ns

Mean RI

0.26

< 0.001

0.28

< 0.001

0.25

< 00.1

−0.14

0.034

ECA DIA

0.16

0.017

0.13

0.047

0.13

0.043

ns

ns

ICA DIA

0.39

< 0.001

0.14

0.040

ns

ns

ns

ns

CCA DIA

0.4

< 0.001

0.32

< 0.001

0.21

0.001

ns

ns

VA DIA

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

0.14

0.039

  1. cIMT carotid intima media thickness, cPS carotid plaque score, ABI ankle brachial index, RI resistance index, ECA external carotid artery, ICA internal carotid artery, CCA common carotid artery; VA vertebral artery, DIA diameter, WC waist circumference, BC bottom circumference, BMI body-mass index, BMR basal metabolic rate, BF body fat, Stressed having high stress, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBS fasting blood sugar, URCA uric acid level, BUN blood urea nitrogen, CRP C-reactive protein, ns not significant, p p value, r Pearson correlation coefficient