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Table 4 Correlations of endo-PAT parameters, BaPWV with adiposity and cardiometabolic indicators independent of baseline growth factors

From: Multiple non-invasive peripheral vascular function parameters with obesity and cardiometabolic risk indicators in school-aged children

	Correlation coefficient
	RHI		F-RHI		Peak response		AIx75		BaPWV
	All	Obese	All	Obese	All	Obese	All	Obese	All	Obese
Adiposity measures
weight	−0.004	0.080	0.020	0.096	0.029	0.024	−0.044	−0.162	0.086*	0.042
WC	0.032	0.144	0.026	0.155	0.032	0.077	−0.022	−0.142	0.174***	0.036
BMI	0.027	0.136	0.033	0.127	0.059	0.066	−0.042	−0.176	0.148***	0.130
Body fat^a	0.103	0.100	0.115	0.116	0.075	0.079	−0.024	0.523**	0.163*	0.474*
Blood pressure
SBP	−0.036	0.015	−0.055	0.018	−0.066	0.012	0.032	−0.128	0.272***	0.286*
DBP	−0.132**	−0.254*	− 0.204***	−0.121	− 0.176***	−0.169	− 0.021	0.182	0.322***	0.260*
Glycemic response
Glu	0.027	0.126	0.024	0.047	−0.022	−0.054	−0.024	0.168	0.013	−0.121
Ins^a	0.011	−0.149	−0.017	− 0.192	0.098	0.095	0.062	−0.047	0.269***	0.409*
HOMA-IR^a	0.003	−0.104	−0.037	− 0.177	0.076	0.077	0.065	−0.050	0.262***	0.384
Lipid profile
TC^b	0.030	−0.064	0.014	−0.115	− 0.029	−0.034	0.067	0.095	0.084	0.179
TG^b	0.012	−0.322**	0.021	−0.215	0.042	−0.099	0.058	0.204	0.123**	0.136
HDLC^b	0.031	0.181	0.032	0.097	−0.015	0.013	0.060	0.070	−0.126**	0.070
LDLC^b	0.045	−0.031	0.032	−0.071	−0.015	0.004	0.016	0.064	0.133**	0.142

Abbreviations: RHI reactive hyperemia index, F-RHI Framingham-reactive hyperemia index, AIx75 Augmentation Index normalized to Heart Rate 75 bpm, BaPWV Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity, WC waist circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, Glu fasting glucose, Ins insulin level, TC Total Cholesterol, TG Triglycerides, HDLC high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDLC low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
^adata were available in 182 subjects
^bdata were available in 512 subjects
^*p < 0.05
^**p < 0.01
^***p < 0.001

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