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Table 1 Clinical and biochemical characteristics by tertiles of Non-HDL/HDL levels

From: Non-HDL-cholesterol to HDL-cholesterol ratio is an independent risk factor for liver function tests abnormalities in geriatric population

Variables

Non-HDL / HDL

P-value

Tertile 1

Tertile 2

Tertile 3

Sample size

582

582

581

 

Non-HDL / HDL

≤2.23

2.23 —2.96

≥2.96

 

Age (years)

71.5 ± 5.9

70.2 ± 5.3

70.0 ± 5.2

< 0.001

Sex(Femal/Male)

346/236

358/224

327/254

0.718

BMI (kg/m2)

22.8 ± 3.2

23.5 ± 2.9

23.9 ± 2.9

< 0.001

Systolic BP (mmHg)

128.6 ± 16.7

129.9 ± 16.1

130.6 ± 15.4

0.086

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

76.0 ± 9.6

78.2 ± 9.6

78.9 ± 9.6

< 0.001

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.0 ± 0.4

1.4 ± 0.6

1.9 ± 1.0

< 0.001

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.1 ± 0.8

4.5 ± 0.8

4.9 ± 1.0

< 0.001

LDL- cholesterol (mmol/L)

2.8 ± 0.8

3.4 ± 0.9

3.6 ± 1.1

< 0.001

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.5 ± 0.4

1.3 ± 0.2

1.1 ± 0.2

< 0.001

Non-HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)

2.6 ± 0.6

3.3 ± 0.6

3.8 ± 0.8

< 0.001

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

5.2 ± 1.1

5.4 ± 1.6

5.6 ± 1.5

< 0.001

Serum creatinine (μmol/L)

70.3 ± 18.9

71.1 ± 33.9

74.1 ± 25.6

0.044

Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L)

5.8 ± 1.5

5.8 ± 4.4

5.7 ± 2.4

0.909

Alanine Transaminase(U/L)

15.9 ± 6.3

16.7 ± 6.3

17.2 ± 6.3

0.003

Aspartate Transaminase(U/L)

21.9 ± 5.0

21.3 ± 4.7

20.9 ± 4.9

0.001

Total bilirubin (U/L)

12.3 ± 7.4

11.9 ± 6.5

11.5 ± 4.16.5

0.063

Hypertension, %

48.1/51.9

49.0/51.0

50.8/49.2

0.651

Diabetes mellitus, %

14.3/85.7

15.5/84.5

17.0/83.0

0.424

  1. BMI body mass index, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein. Data are presented as the mean ± SD. P value compared with tertile 1
  2. The cut of values of Non-HDL/HDL ratio were < =2.23, 2.23–2.96, and > =2.96. BMI body mass index, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein. Data are presented as the mean ± SD. P value compared with tertile 1