Low Levels of Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin Constitute an Independent Risk Factor for Arterial Stiffness in Korean Women

Table 2

Correlation of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity and sex hormone-binding globulin with metabolic parameters.

	PWV		SHBG
	rho		rho
baPWV			−0.281	<0.001
Ten-year ASCVD risk	0.713	<0.001	−0.234	<0.001
Age	0.608	<0.001	−0.145	0.005
Systolic BP	0.666	<0.001	−0.231	<0.001
Diastolic BP	0.593	<0.001	−0.189	<0.001
BMI	0.202	<0.001	−0.325	<0.001
Waist circumference	0.280	<0.001	−0.364	<0.001
Glucose	0.351	<0.001	−0.218	<0.001
Total cholesterol	0.281	<0.001	−0.183	<0.001
Triglyceride	0.345	<0.001	−0.325	<0.001
HDL cholesterol	−0.199	<0.001	0.311	<0.001
FSH	0.414	<0.001	0.381	<0.001

The rho represents the Spearman correlation coefficient; baPWV: brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; SHBG: sex hormone-binding globulin; ASCVD: atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; BP: blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone.