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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. |
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| Mean (SE) adjusted for sex and race-ethnicity |
Mean (SE) adjusted for sex, race-ethnicity, and age |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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* Lipoprotein data obtained only during phase 1 of NHANES III. | |||||||
Kahn BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2005 5:26 doi:10.1186/1471-2261-5-26 |
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