Table 3

Correlations between analyte concentrations (PBMC and plasma) and coronary plaque volumes

		Total plaque		Total calcified plaque		Total non-calcified plaque
		Correlation coefficient	P value	Correlation coefficient	P value	Correlation coefficient	P value
PBMC	Hcy	0.02	0.97	−0.31	0.45	0.060	0.89
	Methionine	0.34	0.41	0.11	0.80	0.37	0.37
	Cystathionine	−0.58	0.13	−0.31	0.46	−0.60	0.11
	SAH	0.06	0.88	−0.03	0.95	0.07	0.86
	SAM	−0.26	0.54	−0.04	0.91	−0.28	0.5
	5m-THF	−0.17	0.69	−0.05	0.90	−0.18	0.67
Plasma	Hcy	0.41	0.31	0.46	0.25	0.39	0.33
	Methionine	0.26	0.52	0.03	0.93	0.29	0.48
	Cystathionine	0.48	0.22	0.38	0.35	0.49	0.21
	SAH	0.81	0.01	0.81	0.01	0.8	0.02
	SAM	−0.15	0.71	0.12	0.77	−0.19	0.66

Hcy, homocysteine; 5m-THF, 5-methyltetrahydrofolate; SAH, S-adenosylhomocysteine; SAM, S-adenosylmethionine.