Table 4.

Correlations between brain Aβ deposition, plasma Aβ_1–42 levels, and HDL subclasses

	SUVR-Centiloid
	HC (n = 70)		MCI/AD (n = 32)
mg/dl	ρ	p	ρ	p
HDL	0.010	0.931	–0.325	0.070
HDL L	0.083	0.493	–0.371	0.037
HDL I	–0.054	0.660	–0.160	0.382
HDL S	0.008	0.950	0.225	0.216
	Plasma Aβ1–42 (pg/ml)
	HC (n = 346)		MCI/AD (n = 135)
mg/dl	ρ	p	ρ	P
HDL	0.013	0.815	0.118	0.174
HDL L	0.015	0.774	0.089	0.304
HDL I	–0.025	0.637	0.080	0.357
HDL S	0.041	0.443	0.088	0.310

Spearman’s correlation evaluating brain amyloidosis or plasma Aβ_1–42 levels with HDL (or HDL subgroups) was performed in HC, MCI, and AD and considered significant when p < 0.05 (bold).