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. 2017 Mar 16;12(3):e0173898. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173898

Table 8. Path model C: Association between relative risk factors.

Clinical factor Estimate Standard error Test statistic P value Standard regression coefficient
Statin <--> HbA1c 0.031 0.018 1.771 0.077 0.055
<--> LDL -5.509 0.552 -9.981 <0.001 -0.328
<--> MDALDL -6.691 0.857 -7.806 <0.001 -0.251
<--> CCB 0.047 0.008 5.99 <0.001 0.19
<--> β-blocker 0.032 0.007 4.465 <0.001 0.141
<--> Antiplatelet 0.086 0.008 10.838 <0.001 0.359
<--> ACE/ARB 0.049 0.008 6.238 <0.001 0.198
ACE/ARB <--> HbA1c 0.036 0.018 2.05 0.04 0.064
<--> LDL -2.039 0.531 -3.841 <0.001 -0.121
<--> MDALDL -3.365 0.842 -3.997 <0.001 -0.126
<--> CCB 0.085 0.008 10.303 <0.001 0.339
<--> β-blocker 0.043 0.007 5.91 <0.001 0.188
<--> Antiplatelet 0.065 0.008 8.437 <0.001 0.273
Antiplatelet <--> HbA1c 0.02 0.017 1.213 0.225 0.038
<--> LDL -3.524 0.517 -6.823 <0.001 -0.218
<--> MDALDL -6.276 0.823 -7.621 <0.001 -0.245
<--> CCB 0.064 0.008 8.255 <0.001 0.266
<--> β-blocker 0.049 0.007 7.082 <0.001 0.226
β-blocker <--> HbA1c 0.019 0.016 1.216 0.224 0.038
<--> LDL -1.194 0.481 -2.485 0.013 -0.078
<--> MDALDL -1.546 0.761 -2.031 0.042 -0.063
<--> CCB 0.025 0.007 3.493 <0.001 0.11
CCB <--> HbA1c -0.039 0.018 -2.203 0.028 -0.069
<--> LDL -2.14 0.531 -4.03 <0.001 -0.127
<--> MDALDL -2.952 0.84 -3.515 <0.001 -0.11
MDALDL <--> HbA1c 4.21 1.887 2.231 0.026 0.07
<--> LDL 1179.82 67.406 17.503 <0.001 0.652
HbA1c <--> LDL 0.578 1.188 0.487 0.627 0.015
e1 <--> e2 0.021 0.011 1.922 0.055 0.06

HbA1c = hemoglobin A1c; LDL = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MDA-LDL = malondialdehyde-modified low-density lipoprotein; CCB = calcium channel blocker; β-blocker = beta blocker; ACE = angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB = angiotensin receptor blocker