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Published in final edited form as: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2012 Nov 29;33(2):387–392. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.112.300125

Table 2.

Associations between Lp(a), allele-specific apo(a) and other plasma lipid and lipoproteins with disease activity assessed by CD4+ T-cell count

CD4+ T-cell count (cells/mm³)	<350	≥350	P-value
Whites (n)	43	91
Lipoprotein(a) (mg/dl)	12 (2–25)	12 (2–30)	NS
Allele-specific apo(a) (mg/dl)	7 (3–18)	10 (5–24)	0.015
Kringle 4 repeats (n)	29 (23–32)	28 (23–31)	NS
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	98±34	99±34	NS
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	45±18	47±17	NS
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	125 (101–243)	142 (112–207)	NS
Blacks (n)	62	100
Lipoprotein(a) (mg/dl)	34 (15–52)	50 (17–92)	0.030
Allele-specific apo(a) (mg/dl)	22 (11–33)	26 (11–51)	0.011
Kringle 4 repeats (n)	28 (26–30)	27 (24–30)	NS
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	99±34	91±33	NS
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	50±21	52±20	NS
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	99 (79–150)	127 (88–170)	NS

Data are expressed as mean ± SD or median (interquartile range) for non-normally distributed variables. NS, non significant