Markers of Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Postmenopausal Women: Focus on Oxidized-LDL and HDL Subpopulations

Figure 2

Correlation of Ox-LDL with total HDL-c (a), large HDL-c (b), and small HDL-c (c). Upper panel—gender influence (men versus women); lower panel—menopause influence (pre- versus postmenopause). (a1) men: 𝑟=0.058, 𝑃=0.690; (a1) women: 𝑟=−0.221, 𝑃=0.118; (b1) men: 𝑟=−0.288^∗, 𝑃=0.045; (b1) women: 𝑟=−0.366^∗∗, 𝑃=0.008; (c1) men: 𝑟=0.306^∗, 𝑃=0.033; (c1) women: 𝑟=0.324^∗, 𝑃=0.020; (a2) premenopause: 𝑟=−0.239, 𝑃=0.188; (a2) postmenopause: 𝑟=−0.119, 𝑃=0.626; (b2) premenopause: 𝑟=−0.255, 𝑃=0.159; (b2) postmenopause: 𝑟=−0.570^∗, 𝑃=0.011; (c2): premenopause: 𝑟=0.114, 𝑃=0.535; (c2) postmenopause: 𝑟=0.579^∗∗, 𝑃=0.009.

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