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Published in final edited form as: Am J Primatol. 2009 Sep;71(9):766–775. doi: 10.1002/ajp.20722

TABLE II.

Partial Correlations and P-values of Circulating Markers with Plaque Characteristics Determined in the Left Circumflex Coronary Artery Across All Animals in the Study

Plaque characteristics	MCP-1	IL-6	CRP
Plaque area	*0.272*	0.019	−0.082
	*P = 0.001*	P = 0.828	P = 0.337
Inflammation index	*0.256*	0.100	0.008
	*P = 0.002*	P = 0.246	P = 0.925
Necrosis area	*0.362*	0.107	−0.046
	*P = 0.001*	P = 0.213	P = 0.596
Percent necrosis	*0.304*	0.066	0.076
	*P = 0.001*	P = 0.446	P = 0.375
Fibrous cap thickness	*0.352*	0.070	−0.045
	*P = 0.001*	P = 0.415	P = 0.601
Fibrous cap thinness	*0.296*	0.032	−0.080
	*P = 0.001*	P = 0.707	P = 0.351
Intimal MMP-9	*0.361*	0.120	−0.025
	*P = 0.001*	P = 0.240	P = 0.813

Significant correlations are represented by bold italicized correlation coefficients. Correlations were corrected for effects of treatment. Adapted from Register et al. [2005]. Reprinted with permission from The Endocrine Society (Copyright 2005, The Endocrine Society).