Table 3

Mean levels of cardiovascular risk variables among the subpopulations discordant for quartiles of LAP and BMI. Estimates derived for US adults from NHANES III, 1988–1994.



Mean (SE) adjusted for sex and race-ethnicity

Mean (SE) adjusted for sex, race-ethnicity, and age







Dependent variable, units
Discordant survey sample (N)
LAP quartile > BMI quartile
BMI quartile > LAP quartile
P value
LAP quartile > BMI quartile
BMI quartile > LAP quartile
P value

Total cholesterol, mmol/L
4598
5.62 (0.04)
4.89 (0.04)
<0.0001
5.50 (0.04)
5.00 (0.04)
<0.0001
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L
4578
1.24 (0.01)
1.37 (0.01)
<0.0001
1.22 (0.01)
1.39 (0.01)
<0.0001
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L
3333
3.50 (0.04)
3.11 (0.05)
<0.0001
3.40 (0.04)
3.20 (0.05)
0.0003
Total cholesterol / HDL cholest.
4577
4.93 (0.06)
3.78 (0.05)
<0.0001
4.88 (0.06)
3.82 (0.05)
<0.0001
Apolipoprotein B, g/L
2245*
1.13 (0.01)
0.94 (0.01)
<0.0001
1.10 (0.01)
0.97 (0.01)
<0.0001
ApoB/ApoA1
2230*
0.809 (0.012)
0.681 (0.010)
<0.0001
0.799 (0.013)
0.690 (0.010)
<0.0001
LDL cholesterol /ApoB, mmol/g
1614*
3.06 (0.04)
3.26 (0.03)
0.0007
3.03 (0.04)
3.29 (0.03)
<0.0001
Uric acid, mmol/L
4533
327 (2)
311 (3)
<0.0001
325 (2)
313 (3)
0.0004
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg
4595
124.9 (0.7)
118.3 (0.4)
<0.0001
121.3 (0.6)
121.6 (0.4)
0.62
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg
4595
74.5 (0.3)
73.0 (0.3)
0.0018
74.1 (0.3)
73.4 (0.3)
0.14
Heart rate, bpm
4494
75.0 (0.5)
72.4 (0.6)
0.0005
75.1 (0.5)
72.3 (0.6)
0.0001

* Lipoprotein data obtained only during phase 1 of NHANES III.

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