Association of secreted frizzled-related protein 4 (SFRP4) with type 2 diabetes in patients with stable coronary artery disease

Table 4 Correlation of (log)SFRP4 concentration with baseline characteristics

Characteristic	No.	Log(SRFP4)	Spearman’s Rho	p-Value
Characteristic	No.	Mean ± SEM	Spearman’s Rho	p-Value
Previous myocardial infarction			0.13	0.007
No	282	1.04 ± 0.1
Yes	222	1.08 ± 0.1
Previous PCI			0.17	0.001
No	167	1.03 ± 0.1
Yes	337	1.07 ± 0.1
Previous cardiac bypass operation			0.13	0.005
No	441	1.05 ± 0.1
Yes	63	1.10 ± 0.1
Previous stroke			0.11	0.026
No	451	1.05 ± 0.1
Yes	53	1.10 ± 0.2
T2DM			0.11	0.011
No	266	1.04 ± 0.1
Yes	238	1.07 ± 0.1
Insulin therapy			0.17	0.001
No	429	1.05 ± 0.1
Yes	75	1.10 ± 0.2
Metabolic syndrome			0.16	<0.0001
No	177	1.02 ± 0.1
Yes	327	1.08 ± 0.1

Mean (log)SFRP4 concentrations were compared between strata of categorical variables by Spearman’s rank correlation test; no association between SFRP4 and parameters other than the listed.

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