Table 6: Log predictor descriptions.

Biomarker

(log concentration)

μ ^ n σ ^ n μ ^ d σ ^ d

t

p-value

CRP

0.479

1.081

0.540

1.252

0.623

0.533

sICAM-1

5.657

0.305

5.714

0.315

2.271

0.024

IL6

0.622

0.728

0.993

0.773

6.031

< 0.001

IL18

5.446

0.386

5.569

0.405

3.825

< 0.001

ISO

6.685

0.841

6.710

0.713

0.424

0.672

Lp-PLA2-mass

5.277

0.261

5.309

0.246

1.587

0.114

Lp-PLA2-activity

4.904

0.257

4.951

0.233

2.487

0.014

MCP-1

5.901

0.307

6.014

0.341

4.181

< 0.001

OPG

1.532

0.302

1.816

0.326

10.952

< 0.001

P-selectin

3.666

0.318

3.687

0.327

0.771

0.442

TNFRII

7.796

0.396

7.954

0.813

2.492

0.014