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Table 3 Lipids & lipoproteins

From: The mixed benefit of low lipoprotein(a) in type 2 diabetes

  

1st Quartile Lp(a)

Quartiles 2–4 Lp(a)

P

n

 

85

255

~

lipoprotein(a) mean (SD)

nmol.L−1

7 (2)

68 (78)

~

lipoprotein(a) median [IQR]

nmol.L−1

6 [5–8]

38 [15–84]

~

cholesterol

mg.dL−1

150 (34)

155 (33)

NS

non-HDL-C

mg.dL−1

106 (36)

109 (33)

NS

LDL-C

mg.dL−1

70 (29)

79 (28)

0.0114

apoB100

mg.dL−1

82 (23)

84 (21)

NS

LDL-C. apoB100 −1

 

0.87 (0.28)

0.95 (0.25)

0.0207

triglycerides

mg.dL−1

199 (194)

154 (105)

0.0394

HDL-C

mg.dL−1

44 (15)

46 (14)

NS

apoA-I

mg.dL−1

139 (30)

143 (23)

NS

atherogenic dyslipidemia

%

59

45

0.0332

log(TG).HDL-C−1

 

0.06 (0.03)

0.05 (0.02)

0.0324

  1. Results are expressed as means (1 SD), medians [interquartile range (IQR)], or proportions (%). apo apolipoprotein, C cholesterol, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, Lp(a) lipoprotein(a), TG triglycerides, NS not significant