TABLE 4.

The comparison between lipid profiles and IR degree in early‐onset T2DM.

Variables	Spearman correlation analysis		Partial correlation analysis
	r	p value	r	p value
RC (mmol/L)	0.271	<.0001	‐	‐
TC (mmol/L)	0.185	<.0001	0.067a	.048
HDL‐L (mmol/L)	−0.13	.001	0.093b	.022
LDL‐L (mmol/L)	0.033	.42	0.116c	.004
TG (mmol/L)	0.312	<.0001	−0.096d	.018
TG/HDL‐L	0.298	<.0001	−0.024e	.556
TC/HDL‐L	0.238	<.0001	−0.027f	.507
LDL‐L/HDL	0.124	.002	0.099g	.015

Note: Associations between lipid profiles and IR degree by Spearman correlation analysis and the association between RC and IR degree by partial correlation analysis ^aAdjusted for TC; ^bAdjusted for HDL‐L; ^cAdjusted for LDL‐L; ^dAdjusted for TG; ^eAdjusted for TG/HDL‐L; ^fAdjusted for TC/HDL‐L; ^gAdjusted for LDL‐L/HDL.

Abbreviations: HDL‐C, High‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; IR, insulin resistance; LDL‐C, Low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL‐C/HDL‐C, LDL‐C/HDL‐C ratio; RC, remnant cholesterol; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; TC, total cholesterol; TC/HDL‐C, TC/HDL‐C ratio; TG, triglyceride; TG/HDL‐C, TG/HDL‐C ratio.