Table 5.

Pearson’s correlation analyses between HDL-mediated cholesterol efflux capacity and clinical and biochemical parameters.

	All subjects (n = 239)		CAD (n = 140)		nonCAD (n = 99)
	r	P	r	P	r	P
BMI	−0.147	0.028	−0.160	0.064	−0.103	0.328
plasma apoCIII (log-transformed)	0.069	0.302	0.023	0.791	0.134	0.204
apoCIIIHDL (log-transformed)	−0.241	0.0002	−0.158	0.068	−0.247	0.018
apoCIIIHDL ratio	−0.318	<0.0001	−0.199	0.021	−0.409	<0.0001
hsCRP (log-transformed)	−0.248	0.0002	−0.205	0.019	−0.237	0.025
apoAI	0.541	<0.0001	0.585	<0.0001	0.442	<0.0001
HDL-C (log-transformed)	0.443	<0.0001	0.448	<0.0001	0.373	0.0003

CAD indicates coronary artery disease; BMI, body mass index; apoCIII, apolipoprotein CIII; hsCRP, high sensitivity C reactive protein; apoAI, apolipoprotein AI; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol.