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Table 2 Adjusted* spearman correlation coefficients of sICAM-1 and MCP-1 with continuous covariates

From: Association of sICAM-1 and MCP-1 with coronary artery calcification in families enriched for coronary heart disease or hypertension: the NHLBI Family Heart Study

Covariates

sICAM-1whites

MCP-1whites

MCP-1AAs†

 

r

P

r

P

r

P

Age

0.11

<0.0001

0.35

<0.0001

0.35

<0.0001

Body mass index

0.09

0.0015

0.17

<0.0001

0.08

0.09

Waist circumference

0.09

0.0001

0.18

<0.0001

0.11

0.02

Systolic blood pressure

0.07

0.0018

0.11

<0.0001

0.03

0.49

Diastolic blood pressure

0.02

0.26

0.05

0.01

-0.03

0.45

HDL cholesterol

-0.13

<0.0001

-0.19

<0.0001

-0.13

0.004

Triglycerides

0.13

<0.0001

0.22

<0.0001

0.18

0.0001

LDL cholesterol

-0.04

0.07

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.19

Pack-years of smoking

0.11

<0.0001

0.02

0.34

0.03

0.57

Physical activity index

-0.04

0.05

-0.11

<0.0001

-0.05

0.30

Hours of television watched/day

0.04

0.07

0.07

0.001

0.07

0.11

MCP-1

0.13

<0.0001

1.00

-

1.00

-

CRP

0.14

<0.0001

0.09

<0.0001

0.11

0.02

  1. *Adjusted for age and gender; the analysis of age was not adjusted for covariates;
  2. †AAs, African Americans.
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