Table 3.
Correlation coefficients of Lp-PLA2 with demographic variables, lipid factors, blood glucose, blood pressure, hsCRP, and fibrinogen.
| Lp-PLA2 | hsCRP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Correlation coefficient | P | Variable | Correlation coefficient | P |
| BMI | 0.20 | 0.02 | BMI | 0.54 | <0.0001 |
| Waist | 0.28 | <0.001 | Waist | 0.48 | <0.0001 |
| Blood glucose | 0.05 | 0.56 | Blood glucose | 0.17 | <0.05 |
| SBP | 0.09 | 0.25 | SBP | 0.23 | <0.01 |
| DBP | 0.18 | 0.03 | DBP | 0.15 | 0.07 |
| LDL-C | 0.62 | <0.001 | LDL-C | 0.15 | 0.07 |
| HDL-C | −0.45 | <0.001 | HDL-C | −0.25 | <0.01 |
| Non-HDL-C | 0.66 | <0.001 | Non-HDL-C | 0.27 | <0.001 |
| hsCRP | −0.04 | 0.67 | Lp-PLA2 | 0.40 | <0.0001 |
| Fibrinogen | −0.02 | 0.79 | Fibrinogen | 0.40 | <0.0001 |
| Creatinine | 0.32 | <0.001 | Creatinine | 0.02 | NS |
BMI: body mass index; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hsCRP: high sensitive C-reactive protein; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Lp-PLA2: lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2; NS: not significant; SBP: systolic blood pressure.