Table 5: Correlations between

atherogenic cardiovascular risk factor variables.

Variables

BMI

DP

Smoking

HTN

DM2

Time

since DM2

diagnosis

0.158*

p = 0.003

–

0.147*

p = 0.006

–

–

Body

mass index

–

0.158*

p = 0.003

0.118‡

p = 0.029

0.200*

p < 0.001

–

Dyslipidemia

0.158*

p = 0.003

–

–

0.109‡

p = 0.044

0.299*

p < 0.001

Smoking

0.118‡

p = 0.029

–

–

0.225*

p < 0.C001

–

Hypertension

0.200*

p < 0.001

0.109‡

p = 0.044

0.225*

p < 0.001

–

0.119‡

p = 0.028

Control

of diabetes

by HbA1c

–

0.299*

p < 0.001

–

0.119‡

p = 0.028

–

* Correlation is significant at the 0.001 level (two-tailed). ‡ Correlation is significant at the 0.005 level (two-tailed).

BMI = Body Mass Index.

DP = primary dyslipidemia.

HbA1c = hemoglobin A1c.

HTN = Arterial Hypertension.

DM2 = Type 2 diabetes mellitus (control of type 2 diabetes mellitus by HbA1c.