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Table 3 Correlation between arterial stiffness parameters and vein related variables

From: Does the internal jugular vein affect the elasticity of the common carotid artery?

  

RIJV

  

LIJV

  

Angle

Area

  

Angle

Area

  

R 2

p

R 2

p

  

R 2

p

R 2

p

RCCA

β

0.04

0.6760

0.14

0.0770

LCCA

β

−0.10

0.2824

−0.01

0.8750

DC

−0.02

0.8593

−0.15

0.0686

DC

0.07

0.4096

−0.03

0.6854

CS [%]

0.01

0.9482

−0.10

0.1831

CS [%]

0.10

0.2180

−0.06

0.4054

CSR [1/s]

−0.13

0.1005

−0.21

0.0050

CSR [1/s]

0.05

0.5061

−0.14

0.0634

  1. RCCA right common carotid artery, LCCA left common carotid artery, RIJV right internal jugular vein, LIJV left internal jugular vein, β β-stiffness index, DC distensibility coefficient, CS circumferential strain, CSr circumferential strain rate, R2 correlation coefficient, p value
  2. p-value presented in bold style is significant (<0.05)
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