Characteristics of lipid metabolism including serum apolipoprotein M levels in patients with primary nephrotic syndrome

Table 2 Correlation between serum lipid profiles and apoM

	Healthy controls	HLP	PNS + HLP	PNS-HLP
gender	0.196	0.206	0.085	0.045
age	0.034	−0.267	0.043	0.043
TGs (mmol/L)	−0.126	0.111	−0.124	0.260
THOL (mmol/L)	0.022	0.393^*	−0.194	0.201
HDL-C (mmol/L)	0.282^*	0.363^*	0.231^*	0.458^**
LDL-C (mmol/L)	−0.165	−0.01	−0.197	0.423^*
apoA1 (g/L)	−0.154	0.334^**	0.324^*	0.254^*
apoB (g/L)	−0.07	0.079	−0.182	0.427^*
Lpa (mg/L)	0.107	0.077	−0.116	0.135
UA (g/L)	−0.108	−0.223	−0.003	0.066
BUN (μmol/L)	−0.072	0.168	−0.007	0.058
CRE (μmol/L)	−0.303^**	−0.092	0.153	0.122
CysC (mg/ L)	−0.202	−0.078	0.113	0.166
NGAL (ng/mL)	−0.042	0.099	−0.256^*	0.036
Proteinuria (g/d)			−0.269^*	−0.414^*

Univariate correlation coefficients (Pearson’s r) for associations of serum apoM with clinical variables and serum parameters
Groups: hyperlipidemia, PNS without hyperlipidemia, PNS with hyperlipidemia, and healthy controls. The data indicate Pearson’s r
^* P < 0.05; ^** P < 0.01

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