Table 2 Lipid and apolipoprotein levels in seven ethnic groups

LDL-C(mg/dL)

116.8±36.7

114.8±38.3 ^a

116.8±34.4 ^a

122.9±35.6 ^b

116.0±38.7 ^a

113.3±35.6 ^a

105.2±32.1^c

102.1±28.6 ^c

0.025

HDL-C (mg/dL)

35.6±9.3

36.7±9.7 ^a

33.6±8.5b

35.2±8.5 ^ab

35.2±8.9 ^ab

34.8±11.2 ^ab

36.7±11.2 ^a

37.1±8.5 ^a

0.014

TG (mg/dL)

175.4±109.0

175.4±120.5 ^a

176.3±100.1^a

179.0±125.8 ^a

165.7±72.7 ^b

171.9±41.6 ^a

163.0±73.5 ^b

165.7±86.8 ^b

<0.001

TC (mg/dL)

195.6±53.0

193.7±52.2 ^a

196.8±40.6 ^a

199.9±38.7 ^a

191.0±44.5 ^b

196.0±41.8 ^a

193.7±47.9 ^b

189.4±41.4 ^b

0.032

sdLDL(mg/L)

361.8±149.5

352.0±116.2 ^a

377.5±149.5 ^b

359.5±153.7 ^a

343.5±119.0 ^a

336.6±119.1^ac

311.3±114.0 ^c

303.7±81.3 ^c

0.04

ApoA1 (g/L)

1.18±0.22

1.21±0.23 ^a

1.14±0.21^b

1.18±0.20 ^ab

1.09±0.23 ^b

1.25±0.29 ^a

1.10±0.25 ^b

1.27±0.16 ^a

0.027

ApoB (mg/dL)

0.82±0.25

0.82±0.26 ^a

0.83±0.23 ^a

0.82±0.22 ^a

0.81±0.21 ^a

0.76±0.22 ^ab

0.68±0.23 ^b

0.73±0.21 ^ab

0.001

ApoE (mg/dL)

3.13±1.13

3.24±1.22 ^a

3.05±1.07 ^b

2.91±1.12 ^b

3.12±0.96 ^ab

2.90±0.75 ^ab

2.75±0.80 ^b

2.93±1.06 ^ab

0.001