Table 2. Correlations Between the CIMT and Other Variables, Including the Lp(a), in This Population.

Variables	r	P-value	β	P-value
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*

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.