Linear regression analysis showed that predictors of the Lp-PLA2 mass were HDL (ß = −0.163), serum creatinine (ß = 0.191), and LDL (ß = 0.302) plasma levels (adjusted R2 = 0.125, F = 13.96, p<0.0001) (Table 3), and that significant predictors of Lp-PLA2 activity were gender (ß = −0.122), HDL cholesterol (ß = −0.228), LDL cholesterol (ß = 0.280), and homocysteinemia (ß = 0.116) (adjusted R2 = 0.13, F = 11.12, p<0.0001) (Table 3). Here, PLA2G7 is linked to hyperhomocysteinemia.