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Table 3 Significant correlations between expressions of chemerin and CMKLR1 and age group

From: Chemerin and CMKLR1 expression in human arteries and periadventitial fat: a possible role for local chemerin in atherosclerosis?

  

Age group

 
 

0-20

21-40

41-60

61-80

80+

IHC score

 

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

r and p values

Total

 

5(12.5)

13(32.5)

12(30)

9(22.5)

1(2.5)

 

Periaortic fat chemerin expression

0

2(5)

1(2.5)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

r=0.664, p < 0.001a

1

2(5)

7(17.5)

1(2.5)

0(0)

0(0)

2

1(2.5)

1(2.5)

6(15)

1(2.5)

0(0)

3

0(0)

4(10)

5(12.5)

8(20)

1(2.5)

Total

 

5(12.5)

13(32.5)

12(30)

9(22.5)

1(2.5)

 

Aortic VSMC chemerin expression

0

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

r=0.430, p=0.006a

1

1(2.5)

6(15)

1(2.5)

0(0)

0(0)

2

4(10)

5(12.5)

5(12.5)

6(15)

0(0)

3

0(0)

2(5)

6(15)

3(7.5)

1(2.5)

Total

 

3(8.8)

9(26.4)

12(35.3)

9(26.4)

1(2.9)

 

Aortic foam cell chemerin expression b

0

2(5.9)

4(11.8)

1(2.9)

0(0)

0(0)

r=0.554, p=0.001a

1

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

2

0(0)

1(2.9)

1(2.9)

0(0)

0(0)

3

1(2.9)

4(11.8)

10(29.4)

9(26.5)

1(2.9)

Total

 

3(8.8)

9(26.4)

12(35.3)

9(26.4)

1(2.9)

 

Aortic foam cell CMKLR1 expression b

0

2(5.9)

2(5.9)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

r=0.433, p=0.01c

1

0(0)

1(2.9)

4(11.8)

1(2.9)

0(0)

2

0(0)

5(14.7)

5(14.7)

3(8.8)

0(0)

3

1(2.9)

1(2.9)

3(8.8)

5(14.7)

1(2.9)

  1. VSMC=vascular smooth muscle cell, IHC=Immunohistochemistry.
  2. aCorrelation is significant at the 0.01 level, b Foam cells present at n=34 lesions, cCorrelation is significant at the 0.05 level.