Table 3 Lipid profiles according to the quartiles of plasma tHcy and tCys levels *

tHcy (μmol/L)

<9.1

9.1-12.3

12.4-16.5

>16.5

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

4.66(4.57-4.76)

4.81(4.72-4.89)

4.73(4.64-4.82)

4.79(4.69-4.88)

0.126

Triglycerides, mmol/L

1.89(1.77-2.02)

1.78(1.66-1.90)

1.93(1.81-2.05)

1.85(1.73-1.97)

0.383

LDL cholesterol, mmol/L

2.93(2.85-3.01)

3.03(2.95-3.11)

3.00(2.92-3.08)

3.04(2.96-3.12)

0.266

HDL cholesterol, mmol/L

1.15(1.14-1.17)

1.14(1.13-1.16)

1.08(1.07-1.10)

1.05(1.03-1.06)

<0.001

ApoA-I, mg/L

1.26(1.24-1.28)

1.23(1.21-1.25)

1.19(1.17-1.21)

1.13(1.11-1.15)

<0.001

ApoB, mg/L

0.76(0.74-0.79)

0.80(0.77-0.83)

0.82(0.79-0.85)

0.79(0.76-0.82)

0.094

LpA, mg/L

0.36(0.32-0.40)

0.46(0.42-0.49)

0.38(0.35-0.42)

0.40(0.37-0.44)

0.001

LDL cholesterol/ApoB ratio

3.87(3.64-4.10)

3.85(3.63-4.08)

4.07(3.85-4.30)

3.88(3.65-4.13)

0.481

tCys (μmol/L)

<219.5

219.5-250.2

250.3-284.1

>284.1

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

4.73(4.64-4.82)

4.78(4.69-4.87)

4.76(4.67-4.85)

4.71(4.62-4.80)

0.675

Triglycerides, mmol/L

1.84(1.71-1.96)

1.93(1.81-2.05)

1.87(1.75-1.99)

1.83(1.70-1.94)

0.656

LDL cholesterol, mmol/L

2.98(2.91-3.07)

3.03(2.94-3.11)

3.02(2.94-3.10)

2.96(2.88-3.04)

0.685

HDL cholesterol, mmol/L

1.13(1.10-1.15)

1.08(1.05-1.11)

1.12(1.10-1.14)

1.10(1.07-1.13)

0.053

ApoA-I, mg/L

1.13(1.09-1.17)

1.14(1.10-1.18)

1.19(1.15-1.24)

1.12(1.08-1.17)

0.141

ApoB, mg/L

0.78(0.75-0.82)

0.80(0.77-0.83)

0.81(0.78-0.84)

0.79(0.76-0.82)

0.739

LpA, mg/L

0.44(0.40-0.47)

0.38(0.34-0.42)

0.41(0.38-0.45)

0.38(0.35-0.42)

0.073

LDL cholesterol/ApoB ratio

4.04(3.82-4.27)

3.80(3.58-4.03)

3.95(3.72-4.17)

3.89(3.67-4.12)

0.517