Plasma levels of lipometabolism-related miR-122 and miR-370 are increased in patients with hyperlipidemia and associated with coronary artery disease

Table 2 Spearman correlations of plasma levels of miR-122 and miR-370 with blood lipid profiles

	TC	TG	LDL-C	HDL-C	miR-122	miR-370
Controls (n = 100)
miR-122	0.351*	0.229*	0.352*	-0.033	-	0.448**
miR-370	0.275*	0.275*	0.249*	-0.003	0.448**	-
All Hyperlipidemia (n = 255)
Statin-free (n = 145)
miR-122	0.322**	0.363**	0.357**	-0.049	-	0.363**
miR-370	0.178*	0.379**	0.211*	0.108	0.363**	-
Statin-treated (n = 110)
miR-122	0.099	0.068	0.055	-0.038	-	0.466**
miR-370	0.083	0.040	0.102	0.024	0.466**	-

Correlations are presented as correlation coefficients (R) and significance (P < 0.05) is indicated as follows: * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.001.
TC = total cholesterol; TG = triglyceride; LDL-C = low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C = high density lipoprotein cholesterol.

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