Ultrasonic AccV: a potential indicator of peripheral arteriosclerosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Table 7 Correlation analysis of bilateral baPWV, ABI, and arterial ultrasound indices

		Left brachial artery PeakV	Left brachial artery AccV	Right brachial artery PeakV	Right brachial artery AccV	Left dorsalis pedis artery PeakV	Left dorsalis pedis artery AccV	Right dorsalis pedis artery PeakV	Right dorsalis pedis artery AccV
Left baPWV	r	0.110	0.313	0.072	0.339	0.106	0.202	-0.057	0.144
	p	0.239	0.001	0.444	0.000	0.264	0.032	0.547	0.124
Right baPWV	r	0.134	0.321	0.051	0.335	0.089	0.194	-0.063	0.121
	p	0.152	0.000	0.587	0.000	0.349	0.040	0.501	0.195
Left ABI	r	0.068	0.153	0.096	0.108	-0.067	0.030	-0.051	0.132
	p	0.468	0.102	0.310	0.251	0.482	0.756	0.590	0.159
Right ABI	r	0.032	0.080	0.124	0.079	0.056	0.062	0.063	0.117
	p	0.372	0.391	0.185	0.399	0.556	0.517	0.499	0.21

Definition of abbreviation: baPWV: brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; ABI: ankle brachial index; PeakV: peak systolic blood flow velocity; AccV: blood flow acceleration

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