Table 2.
Correlation between distinct ceramide species and ratios and CV risk factors, inflammatory parameters and left ventricular dysfunction in AMI patients.
| Cer(d18:1/16:0) | Cer(d18:1/18:0) | Cer(d18:1/24:1) | Cer(d18:1/16:0)/Cer(d18:1/24:0) | Cer(d18:1/18:0)/Cer(d18:1/24:0) | Cer(d18:1/24:1)/ Cer(d18:1/24:0) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) |
r = 0.22 p < 0.05 |
ns | r = 0.17 p ≤ 0.05 |
r = 0.50 p < 0.001 |
r = 0.29 p < 0.01 |
r = 0.49 p < 0.001 |
| Ejection fraction (%) |
ns | ns | ns | ns | r = 0.17 p ≤ 0.05 |
ns |
| Wall Motion Score Index | ns | ns | ns | r = 0.22 p < 0.05 |
r = 0.27 p < 0.01 |
r = 0.19 p < 0.05 |
| Brain Natriuretic Peptide (ng/L) |
r = 0.25 p < 0.01 |
r = 0.28 p < 0.01 |
r = 0.29 p < 0.01 |
r = 0.45 p < 0.001 |
r = 0.45 p < 0.001 |
r = 0.55 p < 0.001 |
| C Reactive Protein (mg/dL) |
ns | r = 0.37 p < 0.01 |
ns | r = 0.31 p < 0.05 |
r = 0.50 p < 0.001 |
r = 0.30 p < 0.05 |
| Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (mm/h) |
r = 0.20 p < 0.05 |
r = 0.23 p < 0.05 |
ns | r = 0.40 p < 0.001 |
r = 0.41 p < 0.001 |
r = 0.37 p < 0.001 |
| Fibrinogen (mg/dL) |
r = 0.28 p < 0.01 |
r = 0.41 p < 0.001 |
r = 0.25 p < 0.01 |
r = 0.25 p < 0.01 |
r = 0.47 p < 0.001 |
r = 0.31 p < 0.001 |
| Neutrophils (109/L) |
ns | ns | r = 0.19 p ≤ 0.05 |
ns | r = 0.20 p < 0.05 |
r = 0.24 p < 0.05 |
| Platelets (109/L) |
ns | ns | ns | ns | r = 0.18 p ≤ 0.05 |
ns |
| Neutrophil-to- lymphocyte-ratio |
ns | ns | ns | r = 0.20 p < 0.05 |
r = 0.18 p ≤ 0.05 |
r = 0.24 p < 0.05 |
| Troponin I (at admission) (μg/L) |
ns | r = 0.24 p < 0.05 |
ns | ns | r = 0.34 p < 0.001 |
r = 0.19 p < 0.05 |