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Table 5 C-statistic of Lp(a) categories for predicting recurrent CVEs

From: Lipoprotein (a) predicts recurrent worse outcomes in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with prior cardiovascular events: a prospective, observational cohort study

Models

C-statistic (95% CI)

ΔC-statistic (95% CI)

p value

Total patients (n = 2284)

 Original model

0.660 (0.595–0.726)

Reference

 

 Original model + Lp(a) categories

0.689 (0.625–0.753)

0.029 (0.006–0.062)

0.047

  1. Original model was using the SMART risk score model