Associations between lipid profiles and AS markers
Cf-PWV was positively associated with both TGs and cholesterol, and cAIx was only positively associated with HDL-C and cholesterol, but not TGs. Non-HDL-C was positively associated with both cf-PWV and cAIx, while the ratio of non-HDL-C/HDL-C was just positively associated with cf-PWV (Table 3). After adjustment for confounders, cf-PWV and cAIx positively associated with TGs and cholesterol, respectively. Regression analysis for HDL-C, non-HDL-C, and non-HDL-C/HDL-C ratio showed no significant relation with cf-PWV and cAIx (Table 4).