Table 2.

Correlation of normalized mean AOPP level with risk factors

Parameter	All participants		Female		Male
	Correlation coefficient (r)	p value	Correlation coefficient (r)	p value	Correlation coefficient (r)	p value
Age	0.025	0.705	0.081	0.354	− 0.003	0.974
BMI	− 0.105	0.114	− 0.043	0.628	− 0.209	0.042*
HDL-C	− 0.232	< 0.001*	− 0.235	0.007*	− 0.202	0.049*
LDL-C	0.162	0.016*	0.183	0.038*	0.107	0.313
HbA1c	− 0.083	0.217	− 0.069	0.438	− 0.057	0.587
Serum creatinine	0.035	0.596	0.012	0.890	0.067	0.587
Serum uric acid	0.078	0.242	0.104	0.237	− 0.05	0.623
Maximum CIMT	0.184	0.006*	0.166	0.058	0.219	0.033*
Mean CIMT	0.086	0.195	0.084	0.340	0.101	0.328

AOPPs, Advanced oxidation protein products; BMI, body mass index; CIMT carotid intima-media thickness; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; p and r values are for Spearman’s correlation; *significant values