Table 3.
Correlations (r) between serum anti-Hsp27 and individual coronary risk factors
| Group | Patients | Controls |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.024 | −0.034 |
| BMI | 0.140 | −0.265** |
| Waist/hip ratio | 0.154 | 0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure | −0.027 | 0.024 |
| Diastolic blood pressure | −0.029 | 0.036 |
| Fasting blood sugar | −0.021 | −0.202 |
| Total cholesterol | 0.102 | −0.058 |
| Triglycerides | 0.094 | 0.211* |
| HDL-C | −0.051 | −0.167 |
| LDL-C | 0.039 | −0.073 |
HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Correlations were assessed using Spearman correlation coefficients
*
P < 0.05,
**
P < 0.01).