Relationship between Central Arterial Stiffness and Insulin Resistance in Chinese Community-Dwelling Population without Diabetes Mellitus

Table 2

Bivariate correlation between arterial stiffness and insulin resistance.

Characteristics	HOMA-IR
	r	P value
Age (year)	0.120	<0.001
BMI (kg/m^2)	0.459	<0.001
SBP (mmHg)	0.174	<0.001
DBP (mmHg)	0.200	<0.001
TG (mmol/L)	0.392	<0.001
HDL-c (mmol/L)	−0.305	<0.001
LDL-c (mmol/L)	0.907	0.001
cfPWV (m/s)	0.115	<0.001

HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; TG: triglycerides; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; cfPWV: carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity.