Table 2. Correlation analysis between LADn and other values

Variable Age Weight VHS VLAS LA/Ao ratio LVIDDn E peak LAD LADn NT-proBNP
Age 1
Weight –0.24 1
VHS 0.02 –0.01 1
VLAS 0.3 –0.45** 0.68** 1
LA/Ao ratio 0.3 –0.23 0.57** 0.62** 1
LVIDDn 0.15 –0.28 0.49** 0.5** 0.77** 1
E peak 0.23 –0.2 0.17 0.40* 0.59** 0.58** 1
LAD 0.17 0.45** 0.4* 0.22 0.52** 0.52** 0.39* 1
LADn 0.43* –0.47** 0.37* 0.6** 0.73** 0.8** 0.59** 0.51** 1
NT-proBNP 0.27 –0.26 0.35* 0.49** 0.64** 0.49** 0.41* 0.34* 0.69** 1
Coefficient of correlation (p<0.05)
Coefficient of correlation (p<0.01).
LADn, left atrial anteroposterior diameter normalized to body weight; LA/Ao ratio, left atrial-to-aortic ratio; LVIDDn, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter normalized for body weight; LAD, left atrial anteroposterior diameter; VHS, vertebral heart size; NT-proBNP, N-terminal fragment of prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide; VLAS, vertebral left atrial size.