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Table 5 Correlation between carotid artery intima media thickness and different parameters of the patients

From: Premature atherosclerosis in children with beta-thalassemia major: New diagnostic marker

Parameters

Rt. CAIMT

Lt CAIMT

r

p

r

p

Age

+0.172

0.340

+0.083

0.646

Disease duration (years)

+0.195

O.276

+0.125

0.487

BMI

+0.123

0.494

+0.143

0.427

Serum ferritin

+0.200

0.264

+0.059

0.744

Serum cholesterol

−0.086

0.633

−0.087

0.631

TG

+0.275

0.121

+0.453

0.008

HDL-C

+0.164

0.361

+0.048

0.790

LDL-C

−0.235

0.188

−0.225

0.207

AIP

+0.155

0.388

+0.446

0.009

CRP

−0.115

0.525

−0.129

0.473

OPG

+0.411

0.018

+0.390

0.025

SGOT

+0.387

0.026

+0.003

0.985

SGPT

+0.307

0.082

+0.022

0.903

  1. CAMIT carotid artery intima media thickness, BMI Body mass index, r Spearman’s rank correleation coefficient, TG Triglycerides, p < 0.05 is significant, AIP Atherogenic index of plasma, OPG osteoprotegerin, SGOT Aspartate transaminase, SGPT Alanine transaminase, CRP C-reactive protein, HDL-C High density lipoproteins cholesterol, LDL-C Low density lipoprote
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