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Table 2 Correlation between serum lipoprotein fractions, BMI, insulin, 24-h average SBP, HOMA with LVMI and RWT

From: Lipid profile and left ventricular geometry pattern in obese children

 

LVMI

RWT

 

correlation

p-value

correlation

p-value

Cholesterol, mmol/L1

−0.19

0.23

−0.08

0.52

Triglycerides, mmol/L1

0.32

< 0.01**

0.19

0.13

LDL, mmol/L

−0.003

0.98

0.04

0.75

HDL, mmol/L1

−0.16

0.21

−0.23

0.06

TG/HDL ratio [1]

0.33

< 0.01**

0.24

< 0.05*

BMI [1]

0.55

< 0.01***

0.39

< 0.01**

Insulin, μU/mL1

0.11

0.4

0.41

< 0.01**

24 h-average SBP

0.35

< 0.01**

0.33

< 0.01**

HOMA index [1]

0.13

0.36

0.43

< 0.01**

  1. 1log transformed
  2. Significance levels are given for *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
  3. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, LDLLow Density Lipoprotein, HDL High Density Lipoprotein, TG Triglycerides, LVMI Left ventricular mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, RWT relative wall thickness
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