Table 2 Correlations of Lp(a) with metabolic and insulin sensitivity parameters in the whole study group

BMI

−0.075

0.291

Fasting glucose, mg/dl

−0.013

0.850

Fasting insulin, mU/l

0.038

0.570

Fasting C-peptide, μg/l

0.047

0.490

A1C, %

0.024

0.720

Triglycerides, mg/dl

−0.031

0.654

Total cholesterol, mg/dl

0.073

0.286

HDL cholesterol, mg/dl

−0.081

0.230

LDL cholesterol, mg/dl

0.155

0.022

Estradiol, pg/ml

−0.162

0.019

Progesterone, ng/ml

−0.039

0.566

AUCg, g/dl x 120 min

−0.024

0.726

AUCi, U/l x 120 min

−0.018

0.794

AUCcp, ng/ml x 120 min

−0.013

0.844

HOMA-S%

−0.033

0.631

HOMA-B%

−0.014

0.843

OGIS, ml x min ^-1 x m ^-2

−0.043

0.556