Table 3 Characteristics of groups categorized based on serum sd-LDL-C concentrations
Characteristics | Quartiles of serum sd-LDL-C concentrations (mg/dl) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤ 21.1 (n = 119) | 21.2 - 42.7 (n = 119) | 42.8 - 55.7 (n = 118) | 55.8 (n = 120) | P value | |
Lipid profiles | |||||
TG (mg/dl) | 83.8 [72.6−95.1] | 111.8 [100.5−123.1] | 145.3 [134.0−156.7] | 188.7 [177.5−200.0] | < 0.001 |
HDL-C (mg/dl) | 63.5 [61.2−65.8] | 57.6 [55.3−59.8] | 52.7 [50.4−55.0] | 49.0 [46.7−51.3] | < 0.001 |
LDL-C$ (mg/dl) | 110.3 [105.7−115.0] | 125.9 [121.2−130.6] | 135.9 [131.2−140.5] | 148.6 [144.0−153.3] | < 0.001 |
TC (mg/dl) | 190.6 [185.6−195.7] | 205.8 [200.8−210.9] | 217.7 [212.6−222.8] | 235.4 [230.4−240.4] | < 0.001 |
Apolipoprotein B (mg/dl) | 78.0 [75.5−80.4] | 91.9 [89.4−94.4] | 103.5 [101.0−105.9] | 117.6 [115.1−120] | < 0.001 |
Demographics, clinical characteristics, and laboratory data | |||||
Age (years) | 57.9 [56.1−59.6] | 56.8 [50.1−58.6] | 55.3 [53.6−57.1] | 53.8 [52.0−55.5] | 0.007 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.4 [22.8−23.9] | 24.0 [23.4−24.5] | 24.5 [24.0−25.1] | 25.0 [24.4−25.5] | < 0.001 |
Obesity (% of subjects) | 30.3 | 30.3 | 39.8 | 47.5 | 0.017 |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 105.0 [101.8−108.2] | 105.6 [103.0−106.2] | 10.6.2 [103.8−108.6] | 110.4 [105.9−115.0] | 0.080 |
Hyperglycemia | |||||
(% of subjects) | 20.2 | 28.6 | 30.5 | 36.7 | 0.045 |
ALT (IU/L) | 22.4 [19.3−25.5] | 26.5 [23.3−29.6] | 29.1 [26.0−32.3] | 34.3 [31.2−37.4] | < 0.001 |
γ-GTP (IU/L) | 31.9 [23.8−39.9] | 40.5 [32.4−48.6] | 47.0 [38.9−55.1] | 62.0 [53.9−70.0] | < 0.001 |
Fatty liver (% of subjects) | 23.5 | 34.5 | 44.0 | 57.5 | < 0.001 |
Hypertension | |||||
(% of subjects) | 52.2 | 52.1 | 53.4 | 61.7 | 0.380 |
Current drinking | |||||
(% of subjects) | 39.5 | 39.5 | 39.8 | 32.5 | 0.587 |
Current smoking | |||||
(% of subjects) | 23.5 | 32.8 | 25.4 | 32.5 | 0.262 |