TABLE I Correlation Coefficients (r-values) Between Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, Body Mass Index (BMI), and Steady-state Plasma Glucose (SSPG)
| Risk factors |
r Values
|
| BMI |
SSPG |
|
| Age |
0.19* |
0.11** |
| SBP |
0.29 |
0.16* |
| DBP |
0.14* |
0.20 |
| Total cholesterol |
0.35 |
0.24 |
| TG |
0.44 |
0.51 |
| LDL-C |
0.36 |
0.22 |
| HDL-C |
-0.38 |
-0.41 |
| Glucose response |
0.31 |
0.57 |
| Insulin response |
0.38 |
0.63 |
|
All r-values were statistically significant at the p < 0.001 level, with the exception of
* p < 0.05 and
** p = 0.16. Abbreviations: SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TG, triglyceride; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Glucose and insulin responses are the total integrated area for the 180 minutes following a 75-g oral glucose challenge. [Reprinted with permission from Abbasi F, Brown BWB, Lamendola C, McLaughlin T, Reaven GM 2002 Relationship between obesity, insulin resistance, and coronary heart disease risk. J Am Coll Cardiol 40:937–944.]
