Links between High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Pulse Wave Analysis in Middle-Aged Patients with Hypertension and High Normal Blood Pressure

Table 3

Correlations between variables of central hemodynamics and pulse wave analysis with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), LDL, and oxidized LDL (oxLDL) cholesterol, respectively.

Correlated variables	Correlation coefficient
hsCRP-EAA		0.004
		0.003
		0.002
hsCRP-PWV		0.016
		0.021
hsCRP-pPWV		0.002
		0.004
hsCRP-EAA		0.007
CRP100-PWV		0.031
		0.032
		0.031
CRP100-cPP/PP		0.031
CRP100-EAA		0.031
CRP300-PWV		0.008
		0.002
		0.001
CRP300-EAA		0.007
		0.008
		0.007
LDL100-PWV		0.022
LDL130-cSYS		0.020
		0.028
		0.026
LDL130-cDIA		0.039
LDL130-PWV		0.023
LDL130-cPP/PP		0.033
oxLDL-cPP/PP		0.042
		0.028

rP=Bravais-Pearson’s correlation coefficient; rK=Kendall’s correlation; rS=Spearman’s correlation; cPP/PP=pulse pressure amplification; EAA=early arterial aging; PWV=pulse wave velocity; pPWV=pathological pulse wave velocity (increased for age); cSYS=central systolic blood pressure; cDIA=central diastolic blood pressure; hsCRP=high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; CRP100=high-sensitivity C-reactive protein exceeding 0.100 mg/dl; CRP300=; LDL100=; LDL130=; LDL160=; oxLDL=oxidized LDL.