Table 3.

Comparison of demographic characteristics and laboratory tests between the group with high TG and low HDL-C and the group with high TG and normal HDL-C levels (matched by their gender, TG levels, and diabetes duration)

Variables				P value
		High TG with low HDL-C(N = 1036)	High TG with normal HDL-C (N = 1070)
Duration of diabetes (yr)		8.42 ± 6.41#	8.54 ± 5.97	0.669
Age (yr)		54.41 ± 10.07	57.14 ± 10.14	< 0.001*
Female sex (%) (n)		50.7 (525)	50.50 (540)	0.924
Height (cm)		163.55 ± 9.27	163.26 ± 9.35	0.475
Weight (kg)		77.59 ± 12.59	78.45 ± 13.13	0.128
BMI (kg/m^2)		29.21 ± 4.16	29.45 ± 4.45	0.202
VAI		19.84 ± 3.71	20.27 ± 3.98	0.035*
Waist (cm)		98.46 ± 9.39	99.16 ± 10.00	0.098
Hip (cm)		105.34 ± 7.91	106.57 ± 8.59	0.004*
WHR		0.94 ± 0.05	0.94 ± 0.05	0.660
Blood pressure (mmHg)	Systolic	127.07 ± 15.71	131.64 ± 17.70	< 0.001*
	Diastolic	78.23 ± 8.38	79.96 ± 9.40	< 0.001*
FBS (mg/ dL)		166.06 ± 57.74	175.09 ± 62.25	0.001*
2hPP(mg/ dL)		231.38 ± 92.14	242.07 ± 93.98	0.008*
HbA1C (mg/ dL)		7.82 ± 1.71	8.11 ± 1.79	< 0.001*
Cholesterol (mg/ dL)		182.37 ± 40.08	205.50 ± 43.71	< 0.001*
HDL-C (mg/ dL)		36.99 ± 5.89	52.45 ± 9.02	< 0.001*
LDL-C (mg/ dL)		104.09 ± 34.64	113.68 ± 37.16	< 0.001*
TG (mg/ dL)		213.12 ± 48.13	212.44 ± 55.11	0.762
Non-HDL (mg/ dL)		145.38 ± 38.49	153.06 ± 42.76	< 0.001*
TG/HDL ratio		5.93 ± 1.82	4.17 ± 1.34	< 0.001*
AIP		1.74 ± 0.27	1.38 ± 0.30	< 0.001*
Creatinine (mg/ dL)		1.00 ± 0.22	1.00 ± 20	0.333
Urea (mg/ dL)		31.38 ± 10.77	32.07 ± 11.33	0.420
GFR		87.83 ± 24.32	86.55 ± 24.51	0.231
History of hypertension (%)		18.5 (192)	44.1 (472)	< 0.001*

BMI body mass index, WHR waist-to-hip ratio, HbA1C hemoglobin A1C, FBS fasting blood sugar, 2hPP two-hour postprandial glucose, GFR glomerular filtration rate, TG triglyceride, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol , HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, AIP atherogenic index of plasma, VAI visceral adiposity index

^*Significant P value

^#Data are mean ± SD