In parallel, the presence of CAD related to age (r = 0.298, p = 0.004), hyperlipidemia (r = 0.243, p = 0.047), hsCRP (r = 0.559, p < 0.001), hypertension (r = 0.422, p < 0.001) and nesfatin-1 (r = 0.331, p = 0.034). Here, NUCB2 is linked to hyperlipidemia.