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Table 3 Relation of demographics, lipid profile, and disease-related data with cholesterol efflux capability in SSc patients and controls

From: HDL cholesterol efflux capacity and lipid profile in patients with systemic sclerosis

 

Cholesterol efflux capacity beta coef. (CI95%), p

 

Controls (n = 115)

Patients (n = 73)

Age, years

− 0.03 (− 0.35 to 0.30), 0.88

− 0.04 (− 0.11 to 0.04), 0.32

Male

− 3.34 (− 11.34 to 4.66), 0.41

− 1.67 (− 4.81 to 1.47), 0.29

Body mass index, kg/m2

− 0.18 (− 0.59 to 0.24), 0.41

0.14 (0.00 to 0.28), 0.050

Abdominal circumference, cm

− 0.13 (− 0.27 to 0.02), 0.097

0.09 (0.03 to 0.14), 0.002

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

− 0.14 (− 0.27 to 0.00), 0.057

0.01 (− 0.03 to 0.06), 0.57

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

− 0.02 (− 0.06 to 0.02), 0.39

0.01 (− 0.05 to 0.08), 0.67

Cardiovascular comorbidities

 Smoking

4.05 (− 1.39 to 9.50), 0.14

1.50 (− 0.47 to 3.47), 0.13

 Diabetes

0.81 (− 7.72 to 9.35), 0.85

1.63 (− 0.87 to 4.12), 0.20

 Hypertension

− 2.75 (− 7.00 to 1.51), 0.20

0.41 (− 1.25 to 2.07), 0.62

 Statins

− 2.73 (− 9.16 to 3.69), 0.40

0.35 (− 1.32 to 2.02), 0.68

Analytical and lipid profiles

 CRP, mg/dl

  

 Cholesterol, mg/dl

0.04 (− 0.02 to 0.09), 0.17

0.01 (− 0.01 to 0.03), 0.35

 Triglycerides, mg/dl

− 0.02 (− 0.06 to 0.03), 0.43

0.01 (− 0.01 to 0.02), 0.36

 HDL cholesterol, mg/dl

0.08 (− 0.03 to 0.20), 0.16

− 0.00 (− 0.07 to 0.07), 0.97

 LDL cholesterol, mg/dl

0.02 (− 0.04 to 0.08), 0.43

0.01 (− 0.01 to 0.03), 0.19

 LDL:HDL cholesterol ratio

− 0.31 (− 2.78 to 2.17), 0.81

0.11 (− 0.42 to 0.64), 0.69

 Non-HDL cholesterol, mg/dl

0.01 (− 0.04 to 0.07), 0.66

0.01 (− 0.01 to 0.03), 0.37

 Lipoprotein A, mg/dl

0.04 (− 0.02 to 0.11), 0.16

0.01 (− 0.01 to 0.02), 0.41

 Apolipoprotein A1, mg/dl

0.03 (− 0.03 to 0.09), 0.33

0.01 (− 0.02 to 0.03), 0.62

 Apolipoprotein B, mg/dl

− 0.01 (− 0.10 to 0.09), 0.91

0.01 (− 0.02 to 0.04), 0.58

 Apo B:Apo A ratio

− 5.19 (− 18.11 to 7.73), 0.43

− 0.39 (− 3.34 to 2.56), 0.79

 Atherogenic index

− 0.52 (− 2.63 to 1.60), 0.63

0.01 (− 0.50 to 0.52), 0.97

SS- and treatment-related data

log Disease duration, years

 

− 0.51 (− 1.47 to 0.45), 0.29

 Modified Rodnan skin score, units

 

− 0.19 (− 0.34 to − 0.04), 0.014

 Raynaud phenomenon

 

− 0.54 (− 2.89 to 1.80), 0.64

 Digital ulcers

 

− 2.50 (− 4.99 to 0.01), 0.049

 Calcinosis

 

− 0.53 (− 3.25 to 2.18), 0.70

 Arthritis

 

0.28 (− 2.26 to 1.71), 0.78

 Gastric reflux

 

0.87 (− 0.78 to 2.53), 0.30

 Pathological esophageal manometry

 

0.15 (− 1.78 to 2.08), 0.88

 Interstitial lung disease

 

− 1.34 (− 3.24 to 0.55), 0.16

 Pulmonary hypertension

 

− 1.14 (− 3.15 to 0.86), 0.26

 Anti-centromere antibody positivity

 

− 0.34 (− 2.08 to 1.40), 0.70

 Anti-Scl70 antibody positivity

 

1.80 (− 0.49 to 4.09), 0.12

 Current prednisone

 

− 0.69 (− 2.67 to 1.28), 0.49

log Prednisone

 

− 2.22 (− 6.83 to 2.40), 0.32

 DMARDs

 

− 0-00 (− 2.33 to 2.33), 0.99

Azathioprine

 

− 0.33 (− 3.95 to 3.07), 0.80

Methotrexate, n (%)

 

0.96 (−3.93 to 5.86), 0.70

Hydroxychloroquine, n (%)

 

− 0.85 (− 5.74 to 4.05), 0.73

  1. ANA antinuclear antibodies; BMI body mass index; CRP C-reactive protein; DMARD disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug; HDL high-density lipoprotein; LDL low-density lipoprotein