Cardiovascular Autonomic Dysfunction in Patients of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Table 5

Linear correlation analysis between the indices of HRV (dependent) and independent variables.

	SDNN		SDSD		Total power
		value		value		value
Age (yr)		0.046		0.013		0.083
Variable related to whole body fat
BMI (kg/m^2)		0.001		0.036		0.001
WHR		0.563	0.004	0.976		0.391
Fat percentage (%)		0.012		0.095		0.010
Fat Mass (kg)		0.008		0.071		0.006
Variable related to inflammation
ESR (mm/hr)		0.493		0.986		0.501
hsCRP (mg/L)		0.258		0.292		0.226
Variable related to liver function
Bilirubin (mg/dL)				0.590		0.833
SGOT (AST) (IU/L)	0.117	0.344	0.137	0.265	0.062	0.615
SGPT (ALT) (IU/L)	0.007	0.955	0.035	0.779		0.739
ALP (IU/L)		0.266		0.405		0.266
Variable related to lipid profile
TG (mg/dL)		0.048		0.147		0.020
TC (mg/dL)		0.001		0.013		0.001
LDL (mg/dL)		0.003		0.018		0.006
HDL (mg/dL)		0.512	0.001	0.995		0.678
VLDL (mg/dL)		0.002		0.026		0.001
Variables related to diabetic status
FBG (mg/dL)		0.000		0.000		0.000
PPBG (mg/dL)		0.000		0.000		0.000
Fasting insulin (µIU/mL)		0.431		0.873		0.475
HOMA-IR score		0.065		0.223		0.102

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BMI: Body Mass Index; WHR: Waist Hip Ratio; ESR: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate; hsCRP: High-Sensitivity C Reactive Protein; SGOT: Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase; AST: Aspartate Transaminase; SGPT: Serum Glutamate Pyruvate Transaminase; ALT: Alanine Transaminase; ALP: Alkaline Phosphatase; IU: International Unit; TG: Triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; LDL: Low Density Lipoprotein; HDL: High Density Lipoprotein; VLDL: Very Low Density Lipoprotein; FBG: fasting blood glucose; PPBG: postprandial blood glucose; HOMA-IR: Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance.