Table 3.
Multivariate-adjusted associations between abdominal adiposity indices and VLDL subfractions for white and Japanese men (N=542)
| Predictor variables, abdominal adiposity indices |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White |
Japanese |
White |
Japanese |
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| β (R2) | P | β (R2) | P | β (R2) | P | β (R2) | P | |||||
| Outcome variables: VLDL particles |
SAD | WC | Δ (SAD- WC) | SAD | WC | Δ (SAD- WC) | VAT | SAT | Δ (VAT- SAT) | VAT | SAT | Δ (VAT- SAT) |
| Total | ||||||||||||
| Model I | 4.33* (.09) | .70† (.04) | 8.20* (.12) | 1.65* (.10) | .26* (.08) | .07 (.02) | .50* (.13) | .32* (.07) | ||||
| Model II | 5.24† (.09) | .06 (.05) | 7.41* (.12) | 1.78‡ (.10) | .23† (.08) | −.13 (.06) | .49* (.13) | .14 (.08) | ||||
| Model III | 6.21† (.09) | −.72 (.09) | .001 | 6.41† (.12) | .97 (.12) | .035 | .23† (.09) | −.12 (.09) | .002 | .49* (.13) | <.01 (.13) | .022 |
| Large | ||||||||||||
| Model I | 1.06* (.21) | .18* (.11) | .62* (.09) | .12* (.07) | .06* (.18) | .02† (.06) | .04* (.11) | .02† (.05) | ||||
| Model II | 1.01* (.21) | −.04 (.16) | .64† (.09) | .16‡ (.07) | .05* (.20) | −.03† (.19) | .05* (.12) | .01 (.06) | ||||
| Model III | 1.29* (.24) | −.21† (.24) | <.001 | .54‡ (.09) | .09 (.09) | .094 | .05* (.23) | −.03† (.23) | <.001 | .06* (.12) | −.01 (.12) | .003 |
| Medium | ||||||||||||
| Model I | 2.58* (.07) | .43‡ (.04) | 5.30* (.07) | 1.04* (<.01) | .15† (.06) | .03 (.02) | .38* (.11) | .20† (.04) | ||||
| Model II | 2.12 (.07) | −.29 (.06) | 4.89† (.07) | 1.08 (.06) | .09 (.06) | −.15† (.08) | .44* (.11) | .06 (.05) | ||||
| Model III | 3.03‡ (.08) | −.67 (.08) | .017 | 4.34‡ (.08) | .53 (.08) | .067 | .09 (.09) | −.15† (.09) | .005 | .46* (.11) | −.07 (.11) | .002 |
| Small | ||||||||||||
| Model I | .68 (.01) | .08 (.01) | 2.28† (.06) | .49† (.05) | .05 (.01) | .02 (.01) | .08 (.04) | .11‡ (.05) | ||||
| Model II | 2.11‡ (.03) | .40 (.02) | 1.88 (.06) | .54 (.05) | .09‡ (.02) | .05 (.01) | −.01 (.05) | .07 (.05) | ||||
| Model III | 1.89‡ (.03) | .16 (.03) | .097 | 1.52 (.06) | .35 (.06) | .411 | .10‡ (.03) | .06 (.03) | .487 | −.02 (.05) | .08 (.05) | .378 |
| Size | ||||||||||||
| Model I | .88* (.12) | .18* (.09) | .25 (.04) | .06 (.04) | .06* (.12) | .02† (.05) | .03 (.05) | .01 (.04) | ||||
| Model II | .47 (.13) | −.05 (.12) | .21 (.04) | .08 (.04) | .04‡ (.14) | −.03‡ (.14) | .04 (.05) | −.01 (.04) | ||||
| Model III | .65‡ (.14) | −.13 (.14) | .032 | .15 (.04) | .06 (.04) | .848 | .03‡ (.16) | −.03‡ (.16) | .001 | .04‡ (.06) | −.01 (.06) | .120 |
*
P<0.001,
†
P<0.01,
‡
P<0.05
SAD= sagittal abdominal diameter; WC= waist circumference; VAT = visceral adipose tissue; SAT= subcutaneous adipose tissue For models, the outcome variable is lipoprotein concentration or size; the primary predictor variable is each abdominal adiposity index (SAD, WC, VAT or SAT). Model I: adjusted models for age, pack years of smoking, and alcohol consumption. Model II: adjusted models for further BMI. Model II: BMI-adjusted models when SAD and WC were simultaneously included.