TABLE 4.

Correlation analysis between the relative proportions of HDL subclasses determined by cholesterol content, HDL subclasses cholesterol plasma concentrations, cholesterol-to-protein of HDL subclasses, and some nonlipidic coronary risk factors

	SBP		DBP		BMI		Waist Circumference
	CC	p†	CC	p†	CC	p†	CC	p†
Relative proportion
HDL2b	−0.238	0.023	−0.211	0.043	−0.325	0.021	−0.338	0.007
HDL2a*		NS	0.216	0.039		NS		NS
HDL3a	0.250	0.016	0.326	0.002		NS	0.268	0.034
HDL3b		NS		NS	0.319	0.024	0.398	0.001
HDL3c*		NS		NS	0.261	0.039		NS
Plasma Concentration
HDL2b	−0.240	0.020	−0.210	0.0040	−0.261	0.038	−0.4021	0.004
HDL2a		NS		NS	−0.468	0.001	−0.461	0.001
HDL3a	0.249	0.015	0.351	0.003		NS	0.428	0.002
HDL3b		NS		NS	0.301	0.016	0.417	0.003
HDL3c*		NS		NS	0.260	0.040		NS
Cholesterol-to-protein ratio
HDL2b		NS		NS		NS		NS
HDL2a*		NS		NS		NS		NS
HDL3a		NS		NS		NS	0.279	0.027
HDL3b*		NS		NS		NS		NS
HDL3c*	0.333	0.001	0.320	0.002		NS		NS

Only the correlation coefficients (CC) statistically significant (P < 0.05) are shown. NS, non statistically significant (P > 0.05). SBP, systolic blood pressure. DBP, diastolic blood pressure.

^*Data logarithmically transformed for analysis.

^†The analysis was corrected by age and gender.