Research Article
Role of Mitochondrial Genome Mutations in Pathogenesis of Carotid Atherosclerosis
Table 2
Association of 65% heteroplasmy level of allele 13513A with the absence of atherosclerotic plaques in carotid arteries (APCA).
| Spearman correlation | 65% heteroplasmy level of m.13513G>A | APCA |
| 65% heteroplasmy level of m.13513G>A | Correlation coefficient | 1000 | −0,204 | Significance (2-tailed) | — | 0,054 | Number of valid cases | 90 | 90 |
| APCA | Correlation coefficient | −0,204 | 1000 | Significance (2-tailed) | 0,054 | — | Number of valid cases | 90 | 502 |
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