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.

From: Potential miRNA biomarkers and therapeutic targets for early atherosclerotic lesions

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)

  1. 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.