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Table 2 Pearson correlation analysis of aPC IgM in association with traditional riskfactors for all study participants (n = 216) and for the Kitava (n = 108) and Skaraborg (n = 108) populations separately.

From: Atheroprotective natural anti-phosphorylcholine antibodies of IgM subclass are decreased in Swedish controls as compared to non-westernized individuals from New Guinea

 

aPC IgM All

aPC IgM Kitava

aPC IgM Skaraborg

Age (years)

-.08

.03

-.22*

SBP (mmHg)

-.27***

.001

-.23**

DBP (mmHg)

-.15*

-.005

-.03

BMI

-.34***

-.16

-.05

Smoking (no/yes)

.23**

.10

-.03

Waist

-.36***

-.21*

-.12

Total Cholesterol

-.11

.06

-.06

HDL

-.07

-.18

.10

LDL

-.11

.09

-.10

Triglycerides

-.03

.14

.01

  1. * p < .05, ** p < .01, ***p < .001
  2. SBP, systolic blood pressure
  3. DBP, diastolic blood pressure
  4. BMI, body mass index
  5. HDL, high density lipoprotein
  6. LDL, low density lipoprotein