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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Chem. 2010 May 28;56(8):1252–1260. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2010.146779

Table 2.

Association of Lp(a) with Incident Type 2 Diabetes in the Women’s Health Study According to Fasting Status

Quintile 1 Quintile 2 Quintile 3 Quintile 4 Quintile 5 P for Trend PInteraction for fasting status
Range, mg/dL
 Fasting N=19,292 <3.9 3.9–8.2 8.3–16.5 16.6–46.6 >46.6

 Nonfasting N=6,100 <3.9 3.9–8.5 8.6–16.9 17.0–43.3 >43.3

 All N=26,746 <3.9 3.9–8.4 8.5–16.6 16.7–45.3 >45.3
Incidence rate (95% CI) per 1000 p-y
 Fasting 6.02 (5.39–6.72) 4.88 (4.30–5.53) 4.55 (3.98–5.20) 5.36 (4.73–6.08) 4.75 (4.16–5.43) 0.008

 Nonfasting 5.69 (4.67–6.94) 4.59 (3.65–5.77) 4.57 (3.58–5.84) 3.74 (2.86–4.90) 3.24 (2.45–4.27) 0.01

 All 5.97 (5.43–6.55) 4.87 (4.39–5.42) 4.50 (4.01–5.06) 5.03 (4.50–5.61) 4.43 (3.94–4.97) <0.001
Model 1, HR (95% CI)
 Fasting Ref. 0.80 (0.68–0.95) 0.73 (0.61–0.87) 0.86 (0.72–1.01) 0.77 (0.65–0.92) 0.01

 Nonfasting Ref. 0.81 (0.59–1.09) 0.78 (0.57–1.07) 0.64 (0.46–0.90) 0.56 (0.40–0.79) <0.001 0.004

 All Ref. 0.81 (0.70–0.94) 0.73 (0.63–0.85) 0.82 (0.71–0.95) 0.73 (0.63–0.85) <0.001
Model 2, HR (95% CI)
 Fasting Ref. 0.88 (0.74–1.05) 0.76 (0.64–0.92) 0.86 (0.72–1.02) 0.80 (0.66–0.95) 0.01

 Nonfasting Ref. 0.82 (0.60–1.13) 0.81 (0.58–1.11) 0.66 (0.47–0.94) 0.54 (0.38–0.76) <0.001 0.003

 All Ref. 0.89 (0.77–1.03) 0.78 (0.67–0.91) 0.86 (0.74–1.00) 0.75 (0.65–0.88) <0.001
Model 3, HR (95% CI)
 Fasting Ref. 0.86 (0.72–1.02) 0.78 (0.65–0.94) 0.87 (0.73–1.04) 0.84 (0.70–1.01) 0.09

 Nonfasting Ref. 0.79 (0.58–1.09) 0.78 (0.57–1.08) 0.66 (0.46–0.93) 0.56 (0.40–0.80) 0.001 0.002

 All Ref. 0.87 (0.75–1.01) 0.80 (0.68–0.93) 0.88 (0.76–1.02) 0.78 (0.67–0.91) 0.005

P for trend for event rates obtained from log-rank tests for equality of survivor functions.

P for trend for hazard ratios were obtained from Cox regression models using quintile number as predictor.

P for interaction with fasting status was obtained from likelihood ratio tests for interaction with fasting/nonfasting status and the Lp(a) concentration as a continuous variable, in relation to incident type 2 diabetes.

Model 1: Adjusted for age, race, and randomized treatment assignment.

Model 2: Adjusted for model 1 variables plus smoking status, menopausal status, postmenopausal hormone use, family history of diabetes, blood pressure, body mass index, and HbA1c.

Model 3: Adjusted for model 2 variables plus hsCRP, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides.