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. 2020 Jan 13;5(2):60–67.

Table 3. Association between plaque tissue characteristics and laboratory values.

Characteristic Fibrotic Lipidic Necrotic Necrolipidic Calcific





r P r P r P r P r P
Age −0.41 0.005 0.33 0.022 0.33 0.022 0.38 0.10 0.22 0.93

Weight 0.16 0.174 −0.14 0.197 −0.16 0.17 −0.19 0.132 0.04 0.396

Total cholesterol −0.06 0.364 −0.09 0.29 0.02 0.461 0.0 0.493 0.13 0.226

LDL-C −0.09 0.288 0.03 0.431 −0.01 0.485 0.02 0.46 0.01 0.478

HDL-C −0.21 0.098 −0.01 0.47 0.28 0.042 0.2 0.115 0.28 0.044

Triglycerides 0.24 0.07 −0.19 0.129 −0.25 0.062 −0.23 0.08 −0.06 0.35

Glucose 0.02 0.441 −0.23 0.083 0.05 0.391 −0.12 0.244 −0.02 0.46

HbA1c 0.18 0.142 −0.29 0.043 −0.17 0.158 −0.25 0.068 0.07 0.331

C-peptide −0.02 0.46 −0.29 0.059 0.10 0.308 −0.1 0.299 0.34 0.033

HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, r: Pearson correlation coefficient, P: Value of significance, ^Significant values are marked in bold