Relation between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol/apolipoprotein B ratio and triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in patients with coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study

Table 5 Correlations between the LDL-C/apo B ratio and TRLs-related markers among the 4 Groups

TRLs-related markers	CAD (+) DM (+) n = 60		CAD (+) DM (−) n = 90		CAD (−) DM (+) n = 118		CAD (−) DM (−) n = 416
TRLs-related markers	r	p value	r	p value	r	p value	r	p value
TG	−0.351	0.007	−0.275	0.009	−0.62	< 0.0001	−0.49	< 0.0001
VLDL	−0.332	0.01	−0.314	0.003	−0.585	< 0.0001	−0.512	< 0.0001
RLP-C	−0.287	0.026	−0.175	0.107	−0.508	< 0.0001	−0.364	< 0.0001
apo C-II	−0.283	0.029	−0.281	0.008	−0.354	0.0001	−0.366	< 0.0001
apo C-III	−0.318	0.013	−0.356	0.001	−0.496	< 0.0001	−0.395	< 0.0001

TC total cholesterol, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein, TG triglyceride, VLDL very LDL, RLP remnant-like particle, apo apolipoprotein, MDA malondealdehyde-modified, WBC white blood count, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, r correlation coefficient

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