Table 2.

Bivariate Correlations Between Continuous Variables and CAD Severity (Gensini Score) and Progression Rate (Gensini Progression Rate per Year)

Variable	CAD Severity		CAD Progression Rate
	ρ	P Value	ρ	P Value
Age	0.23	<0.0001	0.06	0.104
Body mass index	−0.04	0.061	−0.09	0.018
High‐density lipoprotein	−0.18	<0.0001	−0.05	0.201
Low‐density lipoprotein	−0.16	<0.0001	−0.03	0.47
Estimated GFR	−0.17	<0.0001	−0.05	0.197
hs‐CRP level	−0.06	0.003	−0.04	0.276
hsTnI level	0.26	<0.0001	0.20	<0.0001

CAD indicates coronary artery disease; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; hs‐CRP, high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein; and hsTnI, high‐sensitivity troponin I.