Table 2.
Correlation coefficients of lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] phenotypes, relative lymphocyt concentration, and coronary heat disease with baseline characteristics during follow-up
| Baseline characteristics | Correlation coefficients | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Lp(a) phenotypes |
RLC |
CHD |
| Age |
0.124 |
- 0.048 |
0.188** |
| Female gender |
0.050 |
0.073 |
0.030 |
| White blood cells (/mm3) |
0.079 |
- 0.123 |
- 0.041 |
| Neutrophil (/mm3) |
0.054 |
- 0.380*** |
0.059 |
| Lymphocyte (/mm3) |
0.071 |
0.414*** |
- 0.184** |
| Neutrophil (%) |
- 0.009 |
- 0.557*** |
0.218** |
| Lymphocyte (%) |
- 0.010 |
0.568*** |
- 0.215** |
| Systolic blood pressure |
0.004 |
- 0.014 |
0.137* |
| Diastolic blood pressure |
- 0.026 |
- 0.052 |
0.109 |
| Lp(a) |
0.568*** |
- 0.016 |
0.318*** |
| Total cholesterol |
0.023 |
0.117 |
- 0.081 |
| HDL-C |
- 0.047 |
- 0.028 |
- 0.015 |
| Triglyceride |
- 0.015 |
0.053 |
- 0.065 |
| LDL-C |
0.078 |
- 0.136* |
- 0.077 |
| Creatinine |
- 0.064 |
- 0.008 |
- 0.038 |
| Fasting plasma glucose |
- 0.045 |
- 0.070 |
0.080 |
| HbA1c |
- 0.084 |
0.021 |
0.060 |
| Body mass index |
0.031 |
0.080 |
0.043 |
| C-reactive protein§ |
- 0.072 |
- 0.113 |
0.079 |
| Current smoker |
0.058 |
0.078 |
0.165* |
| Statins/fibrates |
0.201** |
- 0.008 |
0.145* |
| ACE-I/ARBs |
0.165* |
0.053 |
0.108 |
| Antiplatelets |
- 0.012 |
- 0.120 |
0.184** |
| CKD II/III | 0.044 | 0.045 | - 0.002 |
Lp(a), lipoprotein (a); HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein.
cholesterol; ACE-I/ARBs, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers; CKD, chronic kidney disease RLC, relative lymphocyte concentration; CHD, coronary heart disease.
*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.