Lipids in Health and Disease

Table 2 Correlation coefficients of lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] phenotypes, relative lymphocyt concentration, and coronary heat disease with baseline characteristics during follow-up

From: Low-molecular-weight lipoprotein (a) and low relative lymphocyte concentration are significant and independent risk factors for coronary heart disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Lp(a) phenotype, lymphocyte, and coronary heart disease

Baseline characteristics	Correlation coefficients
	Lp(a) phenotypes	RLC	CHD
Age	0.124	- 0.048	0.188**
Female gender	0.050	0.073	0.030
White blood cells (/mm³)	0.079	- 0.123	- 0.041
Neutrophil (/mm³)	0.054	- 0.380***	0.059
Lymphocyte (/mm³)	0.071	0.414***	- 0.184**
Neutrophil (%)	- 0.009	- 0.557***	0.218**
Lymphocyte (%)	- 0.010	0.568***	- 0.215**
Systolic blood pressure	0.004	- 0.014	0.137*
Diastolic blood pressure	- 0.026	- 0.052	0.109
Lp(a)	0.568***	- 0.016	0.318***
Total cholesterol	0.023	0.117	- 0.081
HDL-C	- 0.047	- 0.028	- 0.015
Triglyceride	- 0.015	0.053	- 0.065
LDL-C	0.078	- 0.136*	- 0.077
Creatinine	- 0.064	- 0.008	- 0.038
Fasting plasma glucose	- 0.045	- 0.070	0.080
HbA1c	- 0.084	0.021	0.060
Body mass index	0.031	0.080	0.043
C-reactive protein^§	- 0.072	- 0.113	0.079
Current smoker	0.058	0.078	0.165*
Statins/fibrates	0.201**	- 0.008	0.145*
ACE-I/ARBs	0.165*	0.053	0.108
Antiplatelets	- 0.012	- 0.120	0.184**
CKD II/III	0.044	0.045	- 0.002

Lp(a), lipoprotein (a); HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein.
cholesterol; ACE-I/ARBs, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers; CKD, chronic kidney disease RLC, relative lymphocyte concentration; CHD, coronary heart disease.
*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.

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