Table 3 Correlations between Osteoprotegerin (OPG) and different parameters in the patients
From: Premature atherosclerosis in children with beta-thalassemia major: New diagnostic marker
Parameters | Osteoprotegerin (OPG) | |
|---|---|---|
r | p-value | |
Age | - 0.082 | 0.649 |
Duration of disease (years) | - 0.063 | 0.729 |
Body mass index (BMI) | +0.331 | 0.060 |
Serum ferritin | - 0.086 | 0.633 |
Serum cholesterol | - 0.205 | 0.253 |
High density lipoproteins (HDL-C) | - 0.263 | 0.140 |
Low density lipoproteins (LDL-C) | - 0.318a | 0.071 |
Triglycerides (TG) | +0.374 | 0.032 |
Atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) | +0.263 | 0.140 |
C-reactive protein (CRP) | - 0.173 | 0.336 |
Right carotid artery intima media thickness (Rt. CAIMT) | +0.549 | 0.001 |
Left carotid artery intima media thickness (Lt. CAIMT) | +0.479 | 0.001 |
Aspartate transaminase (AST) | - 0.170 | 0.344 |
Alanine transaminase (ALT) | - 0.294 | 0.097 |