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Table 4 Predictors of necrotic core progression

From: Lipoprotein(a) is associated with necrotic core progression of non-culprit coronary lesions in statin-treated patients with angina pectoris

 

Univariate

Multivariate

OR

95% CI

p value

OR

95% CI

p value

Age

0.989

0.953–1.026

0.56

   

Male gender

1.432

0.542–3.783

0.47

   

Smoking

0.642

0.266–1.548

0.32

   

Pravastatin

0.489

0.229–1.042

0.06

0.525

0.233–1.184

0.12

Unstable angina pectoris

2.298

0.962–5.487

0.06

1.934

0.768–4.869

0.16

Hypertension

0.662

0.303–1.450

0.3

   

Diabetes mellitus

0.852

0.403–1.803

0.68

   

TC

1.003

0.990–1.016

0.68

   

LDL-C

0.999

0.984–1.014

0.91

   

Triglycerides

1.004

0.997–1.010

0.26

   

HDL-C

1.003

0.973–1.033

0.86

   

Log (hs-CRP)

0.939

0.501–1.757

0.84

   

Small dense LDL

0.983

0.941–1.027

0.45

   

Oxidized LDL

1.040

0.979–1.103

0.2

   

Log [lipoprotein(a)]

3.664

1.423–9.435

0.01

3.514

1.338–9.228

0.01

  1. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, LDL, low-density lipoprotein.
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