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Table 2 Pearson’s correlation coefficients

From: Carotid artery elasticity decreases during pregnancy - the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns study

 

During pregnancy

Controls

 

Stiffness index

Carotid artery distensibility

Young’s elastic modulus

Flow mediated dilation

Stiffness index

Carotid artery distensibility

Young’s elastic modulus

Flow mediated dilation

Gestational weeks

0.401**

-0.361**

0.427**

0.082

    

Age (years)

0.294**

-0.309**

0.233**

-0.027

0.349**

-0.341**

0.322**

0.155

Weight (kg)

0.304**

-0.375**

0.326**

0.065

0.119

-0.167

0.127

0.203*

Height (cm)

0.058

-0.066

0.074

-0.221*

-0.137

0.100

-0.153

0.097

Systolic BP (mmHg)

0.223*

-0.443**

0.420**

0.108

-0.016

-0.241*

0.172

0.148

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

0.150

-0.264*

0.350**

0.112

0.022

-0.234*

0.203*

0.133

TC (mmol/l)

0.379**

-0.363**

0.330**

0.172

0.058

-0.011

0.023

0.033

LDL (mmol/l)

0.340**

-0.307**

0.281**

0.169

0.012

0.026

-0.004

0.109

HDL (mmol/l)

0.271**

-0.163

0.249*

0.102

-0.058

0.025

-0.092

-0.161

TG (mmol/l)

0.209*

-0.289**

0.203

0.085

0.277**

-0.179

0.253*

-0.042

BMI (kg/m2)

0.242*

-0.328**

0.236*

0.148

0.194

-0.214*

0.207*

0.162

CCD (mm)

0.246*

-0.305**

0.278**

-0.066

0.289**

-0.224*

0.265**

-0.126

IMT (mm)

-0.136

0.044

-0.347**

-0.059

-0.056

0.083

-0.296**

0.131

BBD (mm)

0.347**

-0.327**

0.316**

-0.275**

0.160

-0.121

0.170

0.263**

  1. BP, blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; LDL, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; BMI, body mass index; CCD, carotis communis diameter; IMT, carotid intima- media thickness; BBD, baseline brachial artery diameter.