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Published in final edited form as: J Nutr. 2017 Apr 5;147(5):896–907. doi: 10.3945/jn.116.245597

TABLE 2.

Serum lipid and lipoprotein concentrations among participants aged ≥20 y by quintiles of plasma TFA concentration: NHANES 1999–2000 and 2009–20101

Lipid profiles Quintile of plasma TFA concentration
NHANES 1999–2000
NHANES 2009–2010
1 (n = 292) 3 (n = 263) 5 (n = 273) P-trend2 1 (n = 403) 3 (n = 416) 5 (n = 458) P-trend2
Plasma TFAs, μmol/L 46.6 (11.0–55.6) 80.6 (72.7–89.9) 143 (117–596) 21.1 (7.3–25.4) 37.0 (33.4–41.2) 68.0 (55.2–307)
TC, mg/dL
 Model 13 191 (186, 197) 200 (197, 203) 222 (215, 229) <0.001 175 (170, 180) 198 (193, 204) 215 (208, 221) <0.001
 Model 24 189 (184, 195) 200 (197, 202) 223 (215, 230) <0.001 174.7 (170, 180) 198 (194, 202) 217 (212, 222) <0.001
LDL-C, mg/dL
 Model 13 117 (112, 123) 125 (122, 128) 136 (131, 141) <0.001 100 (96, 105) 120 (116, 125) 129 (123, 134) <0.001
 Model 24 118 (112, 123) 125 (122, 128) 135 (130, 141) <0.001 102 (97, 107) 119 (116, 123) 129 (125, 133) <0.001
HDL-C, mg/dL
 Model 13 55.4 (53.4, 57.4) 49.8 (49.8, 51.4) 42.9 (41.1, 44.4) <0.001 59.2 (57.7, 60.8) 54.1 (51.9, 56.3) 44.9 (43.6, 46.2) <0.001
 Model 24 53.5 (51.4, 55.6) 49.2 (47.7, 50.8) 44.7 (43.1, 46.3) <0.001 56.7 (54.8, 58.4) 54.4 (52.8, 56.0) 48.0 (46.4, 49.6) <0.001
TGs,5 mg/dL
 Model 13 85.9 (82.9, 89.0) 114 (110, 118) 201 (185, 216) <0.001 73.6 (69.8, 77.0) 107 (102, 111) 180 (173, 189) <0.001
 Model 24 85.5 (83.0, 88.0) 117 (112, 123) 198 (185, 212) <0.001 74.2 (70.4, 78.3) 108 (103, 113) 175 (168, 183) <0.001
TC:HDL-C
 Model 13 3.7 (3.5, 3.8) 4.3 (4.2, 4.4) 5.5 (5.3, 5.7) <0.001 3.1 (3.0, 3.2) 4.0 (3.8, 4.1) 5.2 (5.0, 5.3) <0.001
 Model 24 3.8 (3.7, 3.9) 4.3 (4.2, 4.5) 5.4 (5.2, 5.6) <0.001 3.3 (3.1, 3.5) 3.9 (3.8, 4.1) 5.0 (4.8, 5.2) <0.001
1

Values are medians (ranges) for plasma TFA concentration or adjusted means (95% CIs). HDL-C, HDL cholesterol; LDL-C, LDL cholesterol; TC, total cholesterol; TFA, trans-fatty acid.

2

P values are presented for the linear difference across quintiles of plasma TFA concentration. All tests were 2-tailed and based on the Wald F test.

3

Model 1 adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, and total calorie intake.

4

Model 2 adjusted for variables as in model 1 and additionally adjusted for educational attainment, smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity level, statin use, diabetes status, Healthy Eating Index-2010, BMI, total PUFAs, total saturated fat, total dietary TFAs, and TC intakes.

5

TG concentrations were log transformed and are presented as geometric means.