Table 5 Univariate linear regression analysis for plasma levels of BMP-2

IVUS target vessel

0.51

LAD

17(55)

17(51)

RCA

9(29)

7(21)

LCX

5(16)

9(27)

IVUS vessel length(mm) Median (Q1, Q3)

24 (17, 35)

21 (14, 28)

0.22

Lumen volume index, (mm3/mm) Median (Q1, Q3)

5.8 (4.8, 7.4)

4.4 (3.8, 6.5)

0.0051

Plaque volume index, (mm3/mm) Median (Q1, Q3)

9.3 (8.2, 12)

13.9 (12, 15)

<0.001

Dense calcium, (mm3/mm), Median (Q1, Q3)

2 (1.3, 3)

2.7 (2.1, 3.8)

0.023

Fibrotic tissue, (mm3/mm), Median (Q1, Q3)

2.8 (1.8, 4)

3.9 (2.7, 5.9)

0.82

Necrotic core, (mm3/mm), Median (Q1, Q3)

2.3 (1.5, 3.5)

2.8 (2.2, 4)

0.06

Fibro-fatty, (mm3/mm) , Median (Q1, Q3)

0.5 (0.1, 0.7)

0.3 (0.1, 0.75)

0.91