Table 5 Correlation and multiple regression analyses for mean IMT and log mean stiffness β (n = 129).

From: Serum FABP5 concentration is a potential biomarker for residual risk of atherosclerosis in relation to cholesterol efflux from macrophages

 

Mean IMT

log Mean stiffness β

Correlation

Adjustment*

Correlation

Adjustment*

r

P

t

P

r

P

t

P

Age

0.707

<0.001

—

 

0.507

<0.001

—

 

Body mass index

0.169

0.055

—

 

0.122

0.167

—

 

Waist circumference

0.156

0.078

—

 

0.133

0.133

—

 

Systolic blood pressure

0.418

<0.001

2.20

0.029

0.377

<0.001

2.46

0.015

Diastolic blood pressure

0.170

0.054

—

 

0.188

0.033

1.70

0.091

Pulse rate

−0.163

0.071

—

 

0.023

0.802

—

 

Total cholesterol

−0.027

0.763

—

 

−0.037

0.678

—

 

LDL cholesterol

0.128

0.149

—

 

0.027

0.762

—

 

HDL cholesterol

−0.275

0.002

−1.13

0.261

−0.154

0.082

—

 

log Triglycerides

0.171

0.052

—

 

0.119

0.181

—

 

log Fasting glucose

0.170

0.054

—

 

0.181

0.040

1.15

0.253

log Insulin

0.089

0.318

—

 

0.040

0.653

—

 

log HOMA-R

0.114

0.200

—

 

0.071

0.427

—

 

HbA1c

0.193

0.029

0.71

0.480

0.167

0.058

—

 

Blood urea nitrogen

0.243

0.006

0.43

0.665

0.140

0.113

—

 

Creatinine

0.191

0.030

−0.17

0.866

0.095

0.285

—

 

eGFR

−0.350

<0.001

0.24

0.814

−0.249

0.005

0.23

0.822

Uric acid

0.005

0.957

—

 

0.177

0.044

2.08

0.040

log AST

0.215

0.014

0.41

0.680

0.306

<0.001

2.49

0.014

log ALT

0.095

0.283

—

 

0.186

0.035

2.37

0.019

log γGTP

−0.033

0.712

—

 

0.048

0.592

—

 

log BNP

0.366

<0.001

0.15

0.882

0.138

0.120

—

 

log hsCRP

0.271

0.002

1.31

0.194

0.143

0.110

—

 

log FABP4

0.178

0.043

−0.27

0.790

0.211

0.017

0.87

0.388

log FABP5

0.194

0.028

1.27

0.208

0.054

0.543

—

 

CEC

−0.248

0.005

−2.09

0.039

−0.109

0.220

—

 

Mean IMT

—

—

—

 

0.427

<0.001

1.27

0.208

log Mean stiffness β

0.427

<0.001

1.27

0.208

—

—

—

 
  1. AST, Aspartate transaminase; ALT, Alanine transaminase; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; CEC, cholesterol efflux capacity.
  2. eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; FABP4, fatty acid-binding protein 4; FABP5, fatty acid-binding protein 5.
  3. γGTP, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; IMT, intima-media thickness.
  4. *Adjustment of age and gender in multiple regression analysis.
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