Table 2 The association of endothelial progenitor numbers with clinical and laboratory variables

N

Pearson correlation coefficient

P-value

DUD

34

0.0005

0.998

DAS SK

33

−0.1668

0.354

DAS WK

33

0.0874

0.629

ERL

34

0.0654

0.713

Age

34

−0.1533

0.387

LDL

22

0.1023

0.651

HDL

23

-0.0014

0.995

Cholesterol

23

−0.1768

0.420

Triglyceride

23

−0.0195

0.930

N

EPC numbers (Mean+/−SD)

P-value

vWF:Ag

32

Abnormal: 3.84+/−3.00, N = 5 Normal: 2.72=/−2.05, N = 27

0.306

Gender

34

Boy: 2.32+/−0.78, N = 7 Girl: 3.03+/−2.39, N = 27

0.446

TNF-α -308A

34

GG:2.68+/12.06, N = 24 GA: 3.36+/−2.43, N = 10

0.409

Blood Type

28

A: 3.28+/−2.74, N = 14 O: 2.93+/−1.80, N = 14

0.693