Table 2.

Correlation between each atherogenic factor and ACR level.

Observed indicators	r	95%CI	p
Total-Chol	0.233	0.177 to 0.288	<0.001
Triglyceride	0.181	0.124 to 0.237	<0.001
HDL-Chol	0.032	−0.027 to 0.092	0.290
LDL-Chol	0.195	0.138 to 0.251	<0.001
ApoA1	0.044	−0.015 to 0.103	0.141
ApoB	0.111	0.053 to 0.169	<0.001
Homocysteine	0.106	0.048 to 0.164	<0.001
Lip-PLA2	0.297	0.242 to 0.349	<0.001

Note. Total-Chol: total cholesterol; HDL-Chol: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-Chol: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ApoA1: apolipoprotein A1; ApoB: apolipoprotein B; Lip-PLA2: lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2.

Among these observed atherosclerotic indicators, increased serum Lip-PLA2 level was most closely but only mildly correlated with increased urinary ACR levels (r = 0.297, p < 0.001).