Table 2. Autoantibodies to the apoB-100 peptides p45 and p210 in 64-year-old women in relation to occurrence of atherosclerotic plaques in the carotid arteries.
No plaque(n = 332) | Plaque(n = 262) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Ab to native p45 | IgG | 0.19 (0.30) | 0.20 (0.27) |
IgM | 0.16 (0.26) | 0.19 (0.26) | |
Ab to native p210 | IgG | 1.15 (0.50) | 1.16 (0.51) |
IgM | 1.16 (0.55) | 1.14 (0.61) | |
Ab to MDA-p45 | IgG | 0.81 (0.52) | 0.78 (0.46) |
IgM | 1.06 (0.70) | 1.04 (0.69) | |
Ab to MDA-p210 | IgG | 2.44 (0.40) | 2.40 (0.42) |
IgM | 2.33 (0.42) | 2.23 (0.46)** |
Ab, antibodies; Values given as absorbance units at 405 nm; Values are median (IQR)
**P = 0.009