Table 2

Pearson correlation analysis of aPC IgM in association with traditional riskfactors for all study participants (n = 216) and for the Kitava (n = 108) and Skaraborg (n = 108) populations separately.


aPC IgM All
aPC IgM Kitava
aPC IgM Skaraborg

Age (years)
-.08
.03
-.22*
SBP (mmHg)
-.27***
.001
-.23**
DBP (mmHg)
-.15*
-.005
-.03
BMI
-.34***
-.16
-.05
Smoking (no/yes)
.23**
.10
-.03
Waist
-.36***
-.21*
-.12
Total Cholesterol
-.11
.06
-.06
HDL
-.07
-.18
.10
LDL
-.11
.09
-.10
Triglycerides
-.03
.14
.01

* p < .05, ** p < .01, ***p < .001

SBP, systolic blood pressure

DBP, diastolic blood pressure

BMI, body mass index

HDL, high density lipoprotein

LDL, low density lipoprotein

Frostegård et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2007 4:7   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-4-7