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Pearson coefficients of correlation between SM and other continuous variables (age, further lipid variables, CETP, PLTP, and Hs-CRP), stratified by CAD. Comparison of r-values of cases and controls by Fisher's Z-transformation (p- and Z-values presented) |
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| All |
Cases |
Controls |
p-value (Z-value) |
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| Age, years |
- 0.03 |
0.06 |
-0.03 |
0.11 (1.6) |
| BMI, kg/m2 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.06 |
0.59 (-0.54) |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dl |
0.17 |
0.25 |
0.14 |
0.04 (2.03) |
| LDL cholesterol, mg/dl |
0.13 |
0.20 |
0.13 |
0.2 (1.28) |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dl |
- 0.14 |
-0.08 |
-0.01 |
0.12 (-0.24) |
| Triglyceride, mg/dl‡ |
0.31 |
0.32 |
0.11 |
<0.001 (3.92) |
| Apolipoprotein A-I, g/l |
-0.05 |
0.05 |
-0.07 |
0.03 (2.13) |
| Apolipoprotein B, g/l |
0.34 |
0.36 |
0.25 |
0.03 (2.15) |
| Lipoprotein(a), mg/dl |
0.03 |
0.01 |
-0.04 |
0.37 (0.89) |
| CETP, U/l |
-0.11 |
-0.03 |
-0.19 |
< 0.001 (2.88) |
| PLTP, U/l |
0.01 |
-0.06 |
0.08 |
0.01 (-2.94) |
| Hs-CRP, mg/l‡ |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.12 |
0.21 (1.25) |
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‡: log-transformed variables | ||||
Schlitt et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2006 3:5 doi:10.1186/1743-7075-3-5 |
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