The Relationship between Intracarotid Plaque Neovascularization and Lp (a) and Lp-PLA2 in Elderly Patients with Carotid Plaque Stenosis

Table 5

Correlation of plasma Lp (a) and Lp-PLA2 levels with plaque characteristics and IPN.

Metrics	Lp (a)			Lp-PLA2
		95% CI			95% CI
Maximum thickness of plaque	0.290	0.099 to 0.460	0.003	0.204	0.008 to 0.385	0.042
Total plaque thickness	0.235	0.040~ 0.412	0.019	0.342	0.156 to 0.505	< 0.001
Extent of stenosis	0.336	0.149 to 0.499	< 0.001	0.431	0.256~0.578	< 0.001
IPN score	0.437	0.263 to 0.584	< 0.001	0.450	0.278 to 0.594	< 0.001