Lipoprotein(a): an independent risk factor for ischemic heart disease that is dependent on triglycerides in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Table 3 Variables independently related to serum Lp(a) concentrations (log) in the Linear Regression Analysis.

	B	SE of B	T	P value
Subjects with Type 2 diabetes
Log-TG	- 0.550	0.187	- 2.936	0.002
apo B	- 0.356	0.353	- 1.031	0.430
LDLc	0.098	0.080	1.231	0.221
Constant	- 1.884	0.532	- 3.542	0.001
Non-diabetic subjects
Log-TG	- 0.0949	0.235	- 0.404	0.688
apo B	1.359	0.477	3.500	0.001
LDLc	0.256	0.100	2.534	0.025
Constant	- 2.964	0.636	- 6.618	<0.0001

B- slop, SE of B- standard error of the slop, T- T test. Variables also entered into the linear regression analysis but not included in the equation are, age, BMI, gender, HBA1c, HDL cholesterol.

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