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. 2021 Jul 2;53(1):1–9. doi: 10.1007/s11239-021-02515-2

Table 2.

Correlation of Lp(a) and clinical variables with platelet reactivity

A Intrinsic platelet reactivity On-DAPT platelet reactivity
 Stimulating reagent Arachidonic acid (500 mg/L) Collagen (2.5 µg/ml) ADP (5 µM) Collagen (2.5 µg/ml) ADP (5 µM)
Lp(a) Correlation coefficient 0.018 0.000 − 0.024 0.042 0.009
p value 0.423 0.997 0.291 0.261 0.818
Age Correlation coefficient 0.020 0.047 0.137 0.087 0.133
p value  < 0.001 0.041  < 0.001 0.018  < 0.001
Body mass index Correlation coefficient 0.020 0.031 0.028 0.035 0.091
p value 0.382 0.179 0.226 0.341 0.014
Diabetes Correlation coefficient 0.037 0.036 0.025 0.117 0.128
p value 0.111 0.111 0.279 0.002 0.001
History of smoking Correlation coefficient − 0.058 − 0.036 − 0.057 0.061 0.042
p value 0.011 0.117 0.013 0.099 0.259
Creatinine level Correlation coefficient 0.016 − 0.079 − 0.041 − 0.011 0.014
p value 0.483 0.001 0.074 0.765 0.708
Platelet count Correlation coefficient − 0.035 − 0.056 − 0.074 − 0.119 − 0.114
p value 0.129 0.014 0.001 0.001 0.002
B Intrinsic platelet reactivity On-DAPT platelet reactivity
CD41 CD62P PAC-1 CD41 CD62P PAC-1
Lp(a) Correlation coefficient 0.001 0.020 0.005 0.005 − 0.027 − 0.032
p value 0.957 0.409 0.827 0.903 0.491 0.426
Age Correlation coefficient − 0.058 0.062 0.006 − 0.038 − 0.003 0.043
p value 0.017 0.011 0.808 0.342 0.938 0.274
Body mass index Correlation coefficient − 0.029 − 0.035 − 0.054 0.044 0.055 0.082
p value 0.230 0.156 0.026 0.272 0.164 0.038
Diabetes Correlation coefficient − 0.005 0.011 − 0.056 0.013 0.079 0.069
p value 0.848 0.664 0.022 0.747 0.046 0.080
History of smoking Correlation coefficient − 0.016 − 0.030 − 0.021 0.051 0.081 0.077
p value 0.512 0.224 0.392 0.196 0.040 0.051
Creatinine level Correlation coefficient 0.065 − 0.026 − 0.063 0.019 − 0.001 − 0.036
p value 0.008 0.284 0.009 0.627 0.978 0.368
Platelet count Correlation coefficient − 0.135 − 0.031 − 0.110 − 0.152 − 0.035 − 0.127
p value  < 0.001 0.211  < 0.001  < 0.001 0.380 0.001

Correlation of Lp(a) and clinical variables with platelet reactivity measured by light transmission aggregometry (A) and with surface protein expression following stimulation with ADP (B). Correlation coefficient and p value by Spearman correlation. Surface protein expression was measured under stimulation by ADP. DAPT dual antiplatelet therapy