Table 2

Parameters of ARD in subjects with normal or abnormal metabolic disorders

	Women			Men
	Normal BP	High BP	P value	Normal BP	High BP	P value
ARD	2.11±0.30	2.18±0.33	<0.001	2.33±0.26	2.40±0.29	<0.001
ARD/height	1.35±0.20	1.41±0.22	<0.001	1.40±0.16	1.45±0.18	<0.001
ARD/BSA	1.37±0.22	1.38±0.23	0.003	1.36±0.17	1.38±0.20	0.004

	Normal WC	Elevated WC	P value	Normal WC	Elevated WC	P value
ARD	2.09±0.34	2.18±0.29	<0.001	2.34±0.29	2.43±0.26	<0.001
ARD/height	1.35±0.23	1.40±0.19	<0.001	1.41±0.18	1.45±0.16	<0.001
ARD/BSA	1.42±0.25	1.34±0.20	<0.001	1.40±0.19	1.29±0.15	<0.001

	Normal FPG	IFG	P value	Normal FPG	IFG	P value
ARD	2.13±0.32	2.15±0.31	0.006	2.36±0.26	2.38±0.30	0.027
ARD/height	1.37±0.21	1.39±0.21	<0.001	1.42±0.16	1.43±0.18	0.033
ARD/BSA	1.38±0.23	1.37±0.22	0.685	1.37±0.18	1.36±0.20	0.048

	Normal HDL	Low HDL-C	P value	Normal HDL	Low HDL-C	P value
ARD	2.13±0.32	2.15±0.31	0.071	2.36±0.29	2.39±0.26	0.022
ARD/height	1.38±0.21	1.38±0.21	0.447	1.42±0.18	1.43±0.16	0.258
ARD/BSA	1.39±0.23	1.35±0.21	<0.001	1.38±0.19	1.33±0.17	<0.001

	Normal TG	Hypertriglycerides	P value	Normal TG	Hypertriglycerides	P value
ARD	2.12±0.29	2.18±0.37	<0.001	2.35±0.30	2.40±0.25	<0.001
ARD/height	1.37±0.19	1.40±0.25	<0.001	1.42±0.18	1.44±0.15	0.001
ARD/BSA	1.38±0.21	1.36±0.26	0.030	1.38±0.20	1.33±0.16	<0.001

	Normal TC	High TC	P value	Normal TC	High TC	P value
ARD	2.37±0.27	2.37±0.29	0.677	2.37±0.27	2.37±0.29	0.677
ARD/height	1.42±0.17	1.43±0.18	0.499	1.42±0.17	1.43±0.18	0.499
ARD/BSA	1.38±0.17	1.36±0.19	0.010	1.38±0.19	1.36±0.19	0.010

	Normal LDL	High LDL-C	P value	Normal LDL	High LDL-C	P value
ARD	2.13±0.29	2.16±0.36	0.005	2.36±0.26	2.38±0.32	0.008
ARD/height	1.37±0.19	1.40±0.24	<0.001	1.42±0.16	1.44±0.19	0.003
ARD/BSA	1.37±0.21	1.38±0.25	0.612	1.37±0.18	1.35±0.20	<0.001

Data are shown as means±SD.
ARD, aortic root diameter; BP, blood pressure; BSA, body surface area; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IFG, impaired fasting glucose; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC, total cholesterol.