Abdominal Obesity Is Characterized by Higher Pulse Pressure: Possible Role of Free Triiodothyronine

Table 2

Pearson correlation coefficients of 24-h mean systolic (SBP) and 24-h mean diastolic blood pressure (DBP) with general, anthropometric, metabolic variables in subjects under study (𝑛=231).

	SBP (mmHg)	DBP (mmHg)
Age (yrs)	0.116	0.214***
Body mass index (kg·m^−2)	0.110	−0.161*
Waist circumference (cm)	0.180**	−0.097
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)	0.005	−0.002
Fasting insulin (𝜇UI/mL)	0.081	−0.02
HOMAIR	0.069	−0.025
Triglycerides (mg/mL)	0.090	0.053
HDL cholesterol (mg/mL)	0.004	0.003
Total cholesterol (mg/mL)	0.058	0.076
TSH (𝜇UI/mL)	−0.068	−0.108
FT3 (pg/mL)	0.158*	0.019
FT4 (pg/mL)	0.107	0.128

* 𝑃<0.05, **𝑃<0.01, ***𝑃<0.001.
HOMA_IR: homeostasis model assessment.