Table 2 Correlation of sex-adjusted A-FABP levels with biochemical parameters, echocardiographic indexes and myocardial perfusion abnormalities

Age

0.33

< 0.0001

Body mass index

0.31

0.0001

Waist circumference

0.36

< 0.0001

GFR

−0.48

< 0.0001

Fasting glucose

0.18

0.024

Total cholesterol

0.10

0.186

HDL-C

−0.20

0.013

LDL-C

0.02

0.847

hsCRP*

0.32

0.0001

NT-proBNP*

0.49

< 0.0001

Adiponectin*

0.20

0.019

Echocardiography

 LVEF

−0.33

< 0.0001

 LVEDd 

0.29

0.0002

 LVESd 

0.35

< 0.0001

 LAd 

0.33

0.0003

 IVSd 

0.40

< 0.0001

SPECT

 Summed rest score (SRS) 

0.13

0.088

 Summed stress score (SSS) 

0.19

0.013

 Summed difference score (SDS)

0.17

0.027