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Table 3 Relationships between ABI and serum lipid levels

From: The association of very-low-density lipoprotein with ankle-brachial index in peritoneal dialysis patients with controlled serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level

 

Univariate

Multivariate

 

Parameter estimate

p

Parameter estimate

p

Total cholesterol level (mg/dl)

-0.000189 (0.00106)

0.86

-0.00104 (0.00095)

0.28

Log(CM)

-0.0701 (0.0250)

0.0084*

-0.0588 (0.0230)

0.016*

VLDL cholesterol level (mg/dl)

-0.00547 (0.00222)

0.019*

-0.00566 (0.00197)

0.0074*

LDL cholesterol level (mg/dl)

-0.000251 (0.00135)

0.85

-0.00106 (0.00118)

0.38

HDL cholesterol level (mg/dl)

0.00316 (0.00168)

0.069

0.00206 (0.00152)

0.18

Log(TG)

-0.151 (0.0770)

0.059

-0.130 (0.0679)

0.065

Apolipoprotein B level (mg/dl)

-0.00232 (0.00171)

0.18

-0.00289 (0.00147)

0.058

Non-HDL cholesterol level (mg/dl)

-0.00127 (0.00101)

0.22

-0.00167 (0.000874)

0.065

  1. Relationships between ABI and serum lipid levels were evaluated by univariate or multivariate linear regression analysis adjusted for DM and CVD. The values are expressed as parameter estimates (standard deviation). *, p<0.05.
  2. Abbreviations: Univariate, univariate linear regression analysis; multivariate, multivariate linear regression analysis; log(CM), natural logarithm value of chylomicron cholesterol level (mg/dl); VLDL, very-low-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; log(TG), natural logarithm value of triglyceride level (mg/dl); DM, diabetes mellitus; CVD, cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular disease.
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