Table 2.

Univariate relationships with Carotid Intima Media Thickness

N = 177	Carotid intima-media thickness
	Correlation coefficient	P
Age (years)	0.369	<.0001
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	0.207	0.006
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.054	0.476
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.096	0.210
Pulse wave velocity (cm/s)	0.389	<.0001
Augmentation Index (%)	0.123	0.130
Central aortic pressure (mm Hg)	0.254	0.005
hsCRP (mg/L)	-0.004	0.959
LPPLA2 Mass rank	0.034	0.653
LPPLA2 Activity rank	0.110	0.149
Flow-mediated dilation (%)	-0.087	0.270
Gender	-0.170	0.007
Current Smoker	0.023	0.713
Diabetes	-0.046	0.461

hsCRP = high sensitivity C-reactive protein. LpPLA2 = Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2. HDL = high density lipoprotein