Table 2 Associations between HDL functionality measures, HDL subclass, body composition and serum lipids in black and white South African women
| Â | Ethnicity | Age (year) | BMI (kg/m2) | Fat (kg) | VAT (cm2) | Total SAT (cm2) | HDL (mmol/L) | LDL (mmol/L) | Triglycerides (mmol/L) | Total cholesterol (mmol/L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PON Activity | Black | r = −0.07 | r = 0.30 | r = 0.26 | r = 0.19 | r = 0.19 | r = 0.29 | r = 0.59* | r = 0.13 | r = 0.66** |
White | r = −0.40 | r = 0.14 | r = 0.16 | r = −0.25 | r = −0.09 | r = −0.62*** | r = 0.45* | r = 0.21 | r = 0.28 | |
PAF-AH activity | Black | r = −0.18 | r = −0.44 | r = −0.47* | r = −0.25 | r = −0.48* | r = 0.05 | r = 0.65*** | r = −0.51* | r = 0.53* |
White | r = 0.02 | r = 0.42 | r = 0.39 | r = −0.02 | r = −0.10 | r = −0.37 | r = 0.85*** | r = 0.22 | r = 0.80*** | |
Large HDL subclass | Black | r = −0.52* | r = −0.32 | r = −0.30 | r = −0.18 | r = −0.31 | r = 0.69** | r = 0.067 | r = −0.19 | r = 0.25 |
White | r = −0.31 | r = −0.52* | r = −0.48* | r = −0.48* | r = −0.48* | r = 0.32 | r = −0.49* | r = −0.48* | r = −0.48* | |
Intermediate HDL subclass | Black | r = 0.24 | r = 0.43 | r = 0.41 | r = 0.17 | r = 0.45 | r = −0.64*** | r = 0.17 | r = −0.15 | r = −0.11 |
White | r = 0.40 | r = 0.46* | r = 0.44* | r = 0.58* | r = 0.51* | r = −0.33 | r = 0.36 | r = 0.52* | r = 0.34 | |
Small HDL subclass | Black | r = 0.52* | r = 0.08 | r = 0.08 | r = 0.11 | r = 0.06 | r = −0.29 | r = −0.24 | r = 0.42 | r = −0.25 |
White | r = 0.20 | r = 0.52* | r = 0.47* | r = 0.34 | r = 0.41 | r = −0.27 | r = 0.55** | r = 0.40 | r = 0.55** |