Lipids in Health and Disease

Table 2 Correlation between the atherogenic index of plasma and some demographic and laboratory variables in HS patients and controls

From: Atherogenic index of plasma is associated with the severity of Hidradenitis Suppurativa: a case-control study

	HS patients (n = 78)		Controls (n = 62)
	r	P	r	P
Age, years	0.233	0.049	0.210	0.10
BMI, Kg/m²	0.352	0.002	0.332	0.008
Waist circumference, cm	0.399	< 0.0001	0.349	0.005
Systolic BP, mmHg	0.231	0.042	0.277	0.03
Diastolic BP, mmHg	0.230	0.042	0.304	0.016
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	0.035	0.76	0.187	0.15
LDL-C, mg/dL	0.136	0.24	0.266	0.038
HDL-C, mg/dL	−0.655	< 0.0001	−0.709	< 0.0001
TG, mg/dL	0.884	< 0.0001	0.912	< 0.0001
Non-HDL cholesterol, mg/dL	0.380	0.001	0.554	< 0.0001
ApoA1, mg/dL	−0.408	< 0.0001	− 0.499	< 0.0001
ApoB, mg/dL	0.331	0.003	0.587	< 0.0001
Lpa, mg/dL	−0.080	0.48	−0.141	0.27
Fasting glucose, mg/dL	0.258	0.023	0.128	0.32
hs-CRP, mg/dL	0.343	0.002	0.362	0.004
HbA1c, %	0.375	0.001	0.181	0.16
HOMA index	0.551	< 0.0001	0.400	0.001
Insulin, mIU/L	0.491	< 0.0001	0.370	0.003

BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein, TG triglycerides, Lpa lipoprotein (a), hs-CRP high-sensitive C reactive protein, HOMA homeostatic model assessment

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