Table 2.

Spearman Correlations between Lipid, Inflammatory, and Mineral Metabolism Biomarkers^*

	Lp(a)†	LpPLA2 mass†	LpPLA2 activity†	LDL†	HDL†	TG†	CRP†	IL-6†	sCD14†	Fetuin-A‡	FGF-23§	Calcium‡	Phosphate‡	Vit. D‡
Lp(a)	1.000
LpPLA2 mass	−0.014	1.000
LpPLA2 activity	−0.036	0.534	1.000
LDL	0.115	0.230	0.367	1.000
HDL	0.054	−0.106	−0.320	−0.007	1.000
TG	−0.105	0.037	0.275	0.178	−0.489	1.000
CRP	0.065	0.088	−0.010	0.002	−0.182	0.149	1.000
IL-6	0.055	0.096	0.040	−0.087	−0.233	0.092	0.520	1.000
sCD14	0.068	0.117	0.077	0.062	−0.005	0.044	0.258	0.193	1.000
Fetuin-A	−0.035	0.053	0.115	0.111	−0.096	0.337	−0.054	−0.016	0.064	1.000
FGF-23	0.075	−0.089	−0.101	−0.066	−0.064	0.115	0.170	0.170	0.279	0.124	1.000
Calcium	−0.013	0.015	−0.002	0.182	0.137	0.104	−0.057	−0.019	−0.034	0.049	0.098	1.000
Phosphate	0.035	−0.052	−0.070	0.059	0.138	0.016	0.006	−0.058	0.206	0.082	0.089	0.099	1.000
Vit. D	0.002	−0.047	0.067	−0.108	0.031	0.001	−0.081	−0.139	−0.028	0.006	−0.058	0.002	0.031	1.000

^*In subset of participants with at least one cardiac calcification measure.

^†1989 to 1990 for the original cohort and, 1992 to 1993 for the supplemental cohort.

^‡1992 to 1993 for both cohorts, using baseline variables when variables from 1992 to 1993 were not available.

^§1996 to 1997 for both cohorts, using 1992 to 1993 and baseline variables when variables from 1996 to 1997 covariates were not available.

Abbreviations are as in Table 1. Vit. D = 25-hydroxyvitamin D