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