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Table 4 Beta coefficients for the association between hepatic fat and %small dense LDL particles

From: Amount of hepatic fat predicts cardiovascular risk independent of insulin resistance among Hispanic-American adolescents

Linear regression covariates *

β (SEE)

P value

LDL

0.308 (0.157)

0.038

LDL, Insulin resistance

0.330 (0.173)

0.043

LDL, Inflammatory indicators

0.355 (0.163)

0.023

LDL, Insulin resistance, Inflammatory indicators

0.362 (0.181)

0.035

LDL, Insulin resistance, Inflammatory indicators,

0.340 (0.186)

0.053

Sex, BMI z-score

  1. *Insulin resistance included plasma insulin, HOMA-IR, and adipo-IR; inflammatory indicators were ALT, hs-CRP. Data were log2 transformed when appropriate.