Fig 1.
Flowchart of patient selection and data processing.
Fig 2.
The aorta was visualized in M-mode.
AoD: Diastolic diameter of the ascending aorta; AoS: Systolic diameter of the ascending aorta.
Table 1.
Anthropometric and echocardiographic characteristics of participants by group.
Fig 3.
Comparison of aortic elasticity indices.
(A) Comparison of aortic distensibility between the diabetes group and control group. (B) Comparison of aortic compliance between the diabetes group and the control group. (C) Comparison of strains between the diabetes group and control group. (D) Comparison of the aortic stiffness indices between the diabetes group and the control group. (E) Comparison of Peterson’s elastic modulus between the diabetes group and control group. T2DM: diabetes mellitus.
Table 2.
Computed aortic elasticity parameters of participants by group.
Fig 4.
Correlations between anthropometric and echocardiographic features and computed aortic indices.
BSA: body surface area; BMI: body mass index; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; LAd: left atrial diameter; RWT: relative wall thickness; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LVMI: left ventricular mass index; AC: aortic compliance; AD: aortic distensibility; AS: aortic strain; ASI: aortic stiffness index; AEM: Aortic Peterson’s elastic modulus.
Table 3.
Generalized linear model results of aortic elasticity indices adjusted by systolic and diastolic blood pressure.