Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44885-x, published online 12 June 2019

This Article contains errors. The calculation method of LDL-C, presented in Figure 2 and 3 is described as being based on the Friedewald (F) equation. However, the data presented was calculated based on the direct method.

The correct Figures 2 and 3 appear below as Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 1
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Change in Low-density Lipoprotein-cholesterol calculated by F equation. LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol.

Figure 2
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Primary endpoint subgroup analyses calculated by F equation. LDL-C: Low density lipoprotein-cholesterol. BMI: body mass index. PCI: Percutaneous coronary intervention. CABG: Coronary artery bypass surgery. DPP-4: dipeptidylpeptidase-4. HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c.