Evaluation of RANKL/OPG Serum Concentration Ratio as a New Biomarker for Coronary Artery Calcification: A Pilot Study

Table 2

Correlation between RANKL : OPG ratio, serum concentration of OPG, and RANKL with LAD, RCA, LMCA, and Cx coronary artery calcification.

	Serum RANKL concentration		Serum OPG concentration		RANKL/OPG
	𝑃 value^1	CC^2	𝑃 value	CC	𝑃 value	CC
Total CAC^3	0.2	−0.214	0.03	−0.468	0.01	0.519
CAC of LAD	0.39	−1.44	0.013	−0.4	0.001	0.545
CAC of RCA	0.17	−0.227	0.033	−0.35	0.16	0.234
CAC of LMCA	0.71	−0.62	0.42	−0.135	0.73	0.058
CAC of CX	0.21	−0.208	0.07	−0.298	0.21	0.209

¹Pearson correlation test, ²Correlation coefficient, ³Coronary artery calcification.