Table 2 Select values of Pearson’s correlation (ρ) between age, mean circumferential strain at local systole, maximum circumferential strain, maximum normalized circumferential strain (NCS), and heterogeneity index at each aortic location and for the combined data set. [*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001]
Aortic | Age vs. | Age vs. | Age vs. | Age vs. | Mean Strain vs. | Mean Strain vs. | Mean Strain vs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location | Mean Strain | Max Strain | Max NCS | Het. Index | Max Strain | Max NCS | Het. Index |
IAA | −0.71 | −0.75 | −0.22 | −0.09 | 0.98 | −0.06 | −0.34 |
DTA | −0.71 | −0.71 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.95 | −0.16 | − 0.31 |
DAA | −0.75 | − 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.28 | 0.92 | −0.77 | −0.55 |
Combined | −0.69*** | − 0.67*** | 0.30 | 0.15 | 0.90*** | −0.46** | − 0.50** |