Table 1.
Baseline characteristics according to quintiles of remnant cholesterol.
| RC quintile | P value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 (1–12.18) | Q2 (12.20–15.98) | Q3 (16.00–20.18) | Q4 (20.20–27.36) | Q5 (27.46–189.12) | ||
| No. of participants | 11,522 | 12,387 | 11,999 | 12,040 | 12,215 | |
| Sex | < 0.001 | |||||
| Women | 6652 (57.73%) | 6702 (54.11%) | 5723 (47.70%) | 4251 (35.31%) | 2601 (21.29%) | |
| Men | 4870 (42.27%) | 5685 (45.89%) | 6276 (52.30%) | 7789 (64.69%) | 9614 (78.71%) | |
| Age, years | 36.00 (29.00–43.00) | 37.00 (30.00–45.93) | 39.00 (31.00–47.00) | 42.00 (34.00–50.00) | 44.00 (36.00–51.00) | < 0.001 |
| %BF | 27.45 (22.19–31.93) | 27.86 (23.05–32.93) | 28.30 (23.40–33.80) | 28.60 (23.85–34.41) | 29.20 (25.00–34.45) | < 0.001 |
| ABSI | 0.07 (0.01) | 0.07 (0.01) | 0.07 (0.01) | 0.07 (0.01) | 0.07 (0.01) | < 0.001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24.05 (3.71) | 24.91 (4.21) | 25.79 (4.56) | 26.94 (4.60) | 28.48 (4.57) | < 0.001 |
| WC, cm | 78.15 (9.62) | 79.65 (10.31) | 81.30 (10.74) | 84.29 (10.72) | 90.21 (12.21) | < 0.001 |
| WHtR | 0.47 (0.05) | 0.48 (0.05) | 0.48 (0.06) | 0.50 (0.06) | 0.53 (0.07) | < 0.001 |
| SBP, mmHg | 116.01 (14.48) | 117.56 (15.11) | 119.14 (15.84) | 123.13 (16.48) | 127.12 (16.78) | < 0.001 |
| DBP, mmHg | 69.95 (9.89) | 71.52 (10.23) | 72.83 (10.73) | 75.14 (10.90) | 78.11 (11.16) | < 0.001 |
| TC, mg/dL | 173.00 (152.00–196.00) | 184.00 (161.65–206.00) | 191.00 (169.00–212.15) | 204.00 (181.00–226.00) | 215.00 (192.00–241.00) | < 0.001 |
| HDL-C, mg/dL | 54.00 (50.00–59.00) | 54.00 (50.00–59.00) | 54.00 (48.00–58.00) | 51.00 (47.00–56.00) | 48.00 (43.00–54.00) | < 0.001 |
| LDL-C, mg/dL | 107.80 (86.60–131.67) | 114.60 (91.40–139.60) | 119.80 (96.00–142.80) | 129.65 (105.20–151.60) | 128.40 (102.40–155.40) | < 0.001 |
| TG, mg/dL | 50.00 (43.00–55.00) | 70.00 (66.00–75.00) | 89.00 (84.00–94.00) | 116.00 (108.00–125.00) | 177.00 (153.00–222.00) | < 0.001 |
| Non-HDL-C | 118.00 (96.00–142.00) | 129.00 (105.00–154.00) | 137.00 (114.00–161.00) | 153.00 (128.00–175.00) | 167.00 (142.00–195.00) | < 0.001 |
| FPG, mg/dL | 84.00 (76.00–92.00) | 84.00 (77.00–92.00) | 85.30 (79.00–93.00) | 87.00 (80.00–96.00) | 90.00 (82.00–99.00) | < 0.001 |
| Smoker (yes) | 3480 (30.20%) | 4092 (33.03%) | 4120 (34.34%) | 4288 (35.61%) | 4855 (39.75%) | < 0.001 |
| MetS (yes) | 92 (0.80%) | 139 (1.12%) | 224 (1.87%) | 389 (3.23%) | 4170 (34.14%) | < 0.001 |
MetS metabolic syndrome, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, %BF percentage of body fat, ABSI a body shape index, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, WHtR waist-to-height ratio, TC total cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, FPG fasting plasma glucose.