Research Article

Association of Circulating IGFBP1 Level with the Severity of Coronary Artery Lesions in Patients with Unstable Angina

Table 2

Correlations between IGFBP-1 and other CAD risk factors.

Correlation coefficients value

Age0.505<0.001
Gender (male)0.1310.168
Cigarette smoking0.0001.000
BMI−0.2010.033
TC0.0050.958
TG−0.1410.138
ApoB−0.0240.798
HDL-C0.2120.025
LDL-C−0.0030.978
BNP0.343<0.001

CAD: coronary artery disease; BMI: body mass index; TC: total cholesterol; TG: total triglyceride; ApoB: apolipoprotein B; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; BNP: brain natriuretic peptide; IGFBP-1: insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1.