Table 4.

Pearson’s correlation analyses between log-transformed apoCIII_HDL and clinical and biochemical parameters.

	All subjects (n = 239)		CAD (n = 140)		nonCAD (n = 99)
	r	P	r	P	r	P
plasma apoCIII (log-transformed)	0.607	<0.0001	0.688	<0.0001	0.555	<0.0001
TG	−0.025	0.705	0.103	0.234	−0.064	0.542
CEC	−0.241	0.0002	−0.158	0.068	−0.247	0.018
CK	0.163	0.022	0.214	0.021	−0.077	0.495
UA	0.186	0.005	0.224	0.01	0.202	0.051
HDL-C (log-transformed)	0.083	0.214	0.042	0.627	0.199	0.055
hsCRP (log-transformed)	0.041	0.547	−0.097	0.273	0.158	0.135

CAD indicates coronary artery disease; apoCIII, apolipoprotein CIII; TG, triglyceride; CEC, cholesterol efflux capacity; CK, Creatine phosphokinase; UA, uric acid; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol; hsCRP, high sensitivity C reactive protein.