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Short Communication
Volume 4, Number 2, April 2012, pages 130-134
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Asymptomatic Subjects With Low Lipoprotein(a) Levels
Tables
| Variables | Levels |
|---|---|
| HDL: high-density lipoprotein, Lp(a): lipoprotein(a). The values are expressed as the means ± standard deviation, medians (interquartile range) or numbers. | |
| Age, years | 60 ± 10 |
| Current smoking, n (%) | 9 (14%) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 23.6 ± 3.6 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 135 ± 19 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 78 ± 9 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 261 ± 38 |
| HDL-cholesterol, mg/dL | 68 ± 14 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 125 (92 - 181) |
| Plasma glucose, mg/dL | 107 ± 22 |
| Lp(a), mg/dL | 18.6 (8.9 - 24.7) |
| CIMT, mm | 0.8 ± 0.2 |
| Variables | r | P-value | β | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDL: high-density lipoprotein, Lp(a): lipoprotein(a). r: simple correlation test (Pearson’s test), β: stepwise multiple linear regression analysis adjusted for all the listed variables. Significance level: * P ≤ 0.05. | ||||
| Age, years | 0.33 | < 0.01* | 0.32 | < 0.01* |
| Current smoking, n (%) | 0.06 | 0.66 | Not extracted | - |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 0.06 | 0.65 | Not extracted | - |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 0.30 | 0.02* | Not extracted | - |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 0.17 | 0.17 | Not extracted | - |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 0.05 | 0.67 | Not extracted | - |
| HDL-cholesterol, mg/dL | - 0.12 | 0.33 | Not extracted | - |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 0.02 | 0.88 | Not extracted | - |
| Plasma glucose, mg/dL | 0.21 | 0.09 | Not extracted | - |
| Lp(a), mg/dL | - 0.24 | 0.05* | - 0.23 | 0.05* |