Ceruloplasmin and the Extent of Heart Failure in Ischemic and Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy Patients

Table 2

Linear correlation between ceruloplasmin and other parameters.

	Pearson correlation	𝑃 value
Creatinine	−0.028	0.635
ALT	0.229	<0.001*
AST	0.286	<0.001*
LDL-c	−0.047	0.428
Total cholesterol	−0.083	0.160
Triglycerides	−0.061	0.301
Uric acid	0.249	<0.001*
CK	0.046	0.435
CKMB	0.037	0.553
Troponin I	0.006	0.926
CRP	0.449	<0.001*
Homocysteic acid	0.094	0.107
LVEF	−0.151	0.032*
LVIDd	0.213	0.003*
LA	0.215	0.003*

ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; CK: creatinine kinase; CK-MB: creatinine kinase-MB; CRP: C-reactive protein; LA: left atrium; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LVEF: left-ventricular ejection fraction; LVIDd: left-ventricular internal diameter at end diastole.
* 𝑃<0.05.