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Table 3 Association between fasting time and elevated lipid concentrations

From: Fasting time and lipid parameters: association with hepatic steatosis — data from a random population sample

 

Women

Men

 

OR (95%-CI)

p

OR (95%-CI)

p

Total cholesterol

1-4 h

1.180 (0.586 - 2.374)

0.6428

0.668 (0.342 - 1.306)

0.2382

4-8 h

0.941 (0.545 - 1.624)

0.8262

1.258 (0.786 - 2.014)

0.3383

> 8 h

Ref.

-

Ref.

-

LDL cholesterol

1-4 h

0.948 (0.477 - 1.882)

0.8785

0.284 (0.143 - 0.565)

0.0003*

4-8 h

0.916 (0.533 - 1.574)

0.7499

0.588 (0.361 - 0.957)

0.0327*

> 8 h

Ref.

-

Ref.

-

HDL cholesterol

1-4 h

1.453 (0.388 - 5.441)

0.1903

0.480 (0.199 - 1.161)

0.1036

4-8 h

1.235 (0.408 - 3.738)

0.3612

0,734 (0.414 - 1.301)

0.2900

> 8 h

Ref.

-

Ref.

-

Triglycerides

1-4 h

9.190 (1.974 -42.776)

0.0047*

4.477 (2.183 - 9.183)

<0.0001*

4-8 h

6.114 (1.428 - 26.180)

0.0147*

2,816 (1.634 - 4.854)

0.0002*

> 8 h

Ref.

-

Ref.

-

  1. 95%-CI = 95% confidence interval, h = hour, HDL cholesterol = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL cholesterol = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, OR = Odds-Ratio, Ref. = reference range.
  2. *Significant association at p < 0.05.