Table 3.

Baseline expressed circulating miRNAs that significantly correlate with extent of fatty streaks, fibrous plaques, and the number of plaques in baboon CIA after 2-year diet challenge.

Baseline blood miRNAs	Extent of FS	Extent of FP	Number of plaques
pha-miR-30a-5p	0.06 (− 0.36)	0.03 (− 0.40)*	0.06 (− 0.36)
pha-miR-30c-5p	0.19 (− 0.25)	0.04 (− 0.39)*	0.06 (− 0.35)
pha-miR-486-5p	0.03 (0.41)*	0.11 (0.31)	0.03 (0.41)*
pha-miR-5699-5p	0.29 (− 0.21)	0.04 (− 0.38)*	0.09 (− 0.32)
pha-miR-30a-3p	0.14 (− 0.29)	0.01 (− 0.46)*	0.03 (− 0.41)*
pha-miR-3200-3p	0.05 (− 0.29)	0.1 (− 0.46)	0.04 (− 0.41)*
pha-miR-10527-57	0.29 (− 0.21)	0.01 (− 0.48)*	0.02 (− 0.42)*
pha-miR-873-3p	0.02 (0.43)*	0.20 (− 0.48)	0.04 (− 0.42)*
pha-miR-3155a	0.02 (0.42)*	0.14 (0.28)	0.02 (− 0.42)*
pha-miR-3155b	0.02 (0.42)*	0.13 (0.29)	0.02 (0.42)*
pha-miR-30d-5p	0.02 (− 0.43)*	0.42 (− 0.15)	0.38 (− 0.17)
pha-miR-21-5p	0.04 (− 0.26)*	0.28 (− 0.21)	0.33 (− 0.19)
pha-miR-339-5p	0.02 (− 0.42)*	0.09 (− 0.32)	0.14 (− 0.28)
pha-miR-1301-3p	0.04 (0.38)*	0.05 (0.37)	0.16 (0.27)

The numerals in the second to fourth columns depict p values and in parathesis are Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) values. The asterisk indicates a correlation that reached a significant level, p < 0.05.