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

Figure 3

Correlation of TNF-α with total HDL-c (a), large HDL-c (b), small HDL-c (c), LDL-c (d), and Ox-LDL (e). Upper panel—gender influence (men versus women); lower panel—menopause influence (pre- versus postmenopause). (a1) men 𝑟=−0.119, 𝑃=0.410; (a1) women: 𝑟=−0.345^∗, 𝑃=0.013; (b1) men: 𝑟=−0.221, 𝑃=0.122; (b1) women: 𝑟=−0.031, 𝑃=0.830; (c1) men: 𝑟=0.148, 𝑃=0.305; (c1) women: 𝑟=0.025, 𝑃=0.862; (d1) men: 𝑟=0.612^∗∗∗, 𝑃=0.000; (d1) women: 𝑟=0.146, 𝑃=0.301; (e1) men: 𝑟=0.193, 𝑃=0.180; (e1) women: 𝑟=0.283^∗, 𝑃=0.044. (a2) premenopause: 𝑟=−0.325, 𝑃=0.070; (a2) postmenopause: 𝑟=−0.325, 𝑃=0.175; (b2) premenopause: 𝑟=0.126, 𝑃=0.491; (b2) postmenopause: 𝑟=−0.489^∗, 𝑃=0.033; (c2) premenopause: 𝑟=−0.222, 𝑃=0.222; (c2) postmenopause: 𝑟=0.658^∗∗, 𝑃=0.002; (d2) premenopause: 𝑟=0.017, 𝑃=0.924; (d2) postmenopause: 𝑟=0.570^∗, 𝑃=0.011; (e2) premenopause: 𝑟=0.186, 𝑃=0.308; (e2) postmenopause: 𝑟=0.380, 𝑃=0.108.

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