Pentraxin 3: A Novel Biomarker for Inflammatory Cardiovascular Disease

Table 1

Geometric mean PTX3 plasma levels by CHD risk factors [17].

Risk factor		PTX3 (ng/mL; 95% CI)	𝑃 value
TCHO	≧220 mg/dL	2.16 (1.85–2.46)	0.51
	<220 mg/dL	2.30 (2.01–2.60)
HDL	≧40 mg/dL	2.23 (1.98–2.48)	0.42
	<40 mg/dL	2.03 (1.62–2.43)
HgbA1C	≧5.9%	2.12 (1.83–2.42)	0.29
	<5.9%	2.36 (2.02–2.66)
Obesity	≧24.2 kg/m^2	1.98 (1.64–2.32)	0.07
	<24.2 kg/m^2	2.39 (2.12–2.67)
IMT	≧1.0 mm	2.30 (2.02–2.58)	0.56
	<1.0 mm	2.24 (1.80–2.68)
Smoke	Smoking	2.32 (1.96–2.68)	0.58
	None	2.20 (1.93–2.47)
Gender	Male	2.26 (1.97–2.54)	0.84
	Female	2.22 (1.93–2.51)

CHD: coronary heart disease.
TCHO: total cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; HgbA1C: hemoglobin A1C; IMT: intimal media thickness.
CI: confidence interval.