LPC16∶0 and LPC20∶4 negatively correlate with CVD risk factors whereas SM38∶2 positively correlates with CVD risk factors.

Partial correlations were performed between LPC16∶0, LPC20∶4, or SM38∶2 after log transformation and current known laboratory predictors for cardiovascular disease, adjusting for age and sex. BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, haemoglobin A1c; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Imtcca0, intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery at baseline; LDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LPC, lysophosphatidylcholine; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SM, sphingomyelin.