SLE | Controls | |||||
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Characteristic | No CAD, n = 224 | CAD, n = 17 | p† | No CAD, n = 232 | CAD, n = 5 | p† |
Total cholesterol | 4.65 ± 1.07 | 5.15 ± 1.65 | 4.80 ± 0.95 | 5.44 ± 1.24 | ||
Median | 4.48 | 5.07 | 0.19 | 4.75 | 4.99 | 0.29 |
≥ 5.2, no. (%) | 59 (27.4) | 6 (40.0) | 0.37 | 71 (30.7) | 2 (40.0) | 0.65 |
LDL cholesterol | 2.75 ± 0.93 | 3.16 ± 1.49 | 2.94 ± 0.85 | 3.00 ± 0.68 | ||
Median | 2.65 | 3.08 | 0.20 | 2.88 | 3.09 | 0.80 |
> 3.4, no. (%) | 42 (19.5) | 5 (33.3) | 0.20 | 69 (29.9) | 1 (20.0) | 1.00 |
VLDL cholesterol | 0.44 ± 0.35 | 0.50 ± 0.29 | 0.37 ± 0.23 | 0.94 ± 0.87 | ||
Median | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.44 | 0.16 |
Total triglycerides | 1.36 ± 0.86 | 1.74 ± 1.08 | 1.16 ± 0.57 | 2.70 ± 2.26 | ||
Median | 1.16 | 1.36 | 0.10 | 1.05 | 1.38 | 0.12 |
≥ 2.8, no. (%) | 9 (4.2) | 2 (13.3) | 0.16 | 4 (1.7) | 2 (40.0) | 0.005 |
HDL triglycerides | 0.28 ± 0.11 | 0.27 ± 0.10 | 0.27 ± 0.09 | 0.38 ± 0.21 | ||
Median | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.98 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.35 |
Lp(a) | 16.0 ± 17.1 | 17.8 ± 18.7 | 14.9 ± 16.7 | 9.9 ± 14.1 | ||
Median | 9.6 | 14.8 | 0.94 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 0.38 |
> 30, no. (%) | 37 (20.0) | 2 (20.0) | 1.00 | 29 (15.0) | 0 (0) | 1.00 |
Homocysteine | 9.6 ± 4.2 | 10.3 ± 5.6 | 6.4 ± 3.1 | 8.9 ± 3.3 | ||
Median | 9.2 | 10.0 | 0.81 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 0.08 |
> 15, no. (%) | 233 (10.7) | 2 (13.3) | 0.67 | 2 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 1.00 |
RBC folate | 1091 ± 539 | 1215 ± 541 | 1015 ± 418 | 1253 ± 600 | ||
Median | 925 | 1173 | 0.29 | 936 | 1353 | 0.38 |
CRP | 0.32 ± 0.86 | 0.47 ± 0.71 | 0.33 ± 0.84 | 0.59 ± 0.63 | ||
Median | 0.10 | 0.23 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.32 | 0.19 |
Quartile**, no. (%) | ||||||
Q1 | 86 (40.8) | 4 (23.5) | 76 (33.0) | 1 (20.0) | ||
Q2 | 52 (24.6) | 3 (17.7) | 0.05† | 50 (21.7) | 1 (20.0) | 0.36†† |
Q3 | 32 (15.2) | 4 (23.5) | 56 (24.4) | 1 (20.0) | ||
Q4 | 41 (19.4) | 6 (35.3) | 48 (20.9) | 2 (40.0) |