Table 3.

Biomarkers independently associated with menopausal status (post- vs. pre-menopausal women)

BIOMARKER	FULLY ADJUSTED β-COEFFICIENT	P-VALUE
HDL-C, mg/dL	0.05	0.03
HDL-p, μmol/L	0.09	<.0001
LDL-C, mg/dL	0.08	0.03
LDL-p, μmol/L	0.06	0.04
Triglycerides, mg/dL	0.16	0.0004
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	0.07	0.0003
D-dimer, μg/mL	−0.31	<.0001
ADMA, μmol/L	0.02	0.04
sVCAM, ng/mL	−0.15	0.009
NT-proBNP, pg/mL	−0.22	0.04

+β-coefficient: higher in post-menopausal women

−β-coefficient: lower in post-menopausal women

Biomarkers that were not associated with menopausal status included Lp(a), cholesterol efflux, leptin, adiponectin, hs-CRP, OPG, LP-PLA2 mass, IL-18, MCP-1, sRAGE, sTNFR, sESAM, SDMA, homoarginine, sICAM, hs-cTnT, sST2, GDF-15