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. 2013 Jan 30;12:26. doi: 10.1186/1475-2840-12-26

Table 2.

Unadjusted and least-square adjusted mean concentrations (standard error) of lipids and apolipoprotein B among adults aged ≥20 years, by glycemic status and survey, National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 1988–1991 and 2005-2006

 
Diagnosed diabetes
Undiagnosed diabetes
Prediabetes
Normal
  1988-1991 2005-2008 P* 1988-1991 2005-2008 P* 1988-1991 2005-2008 P* 1988-1991 2005-2008 P*
N
207
457
 
92
103
 
566
850
 
2337
2539
 
Unadjusted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)
215.0 (3.6)
181.0 (2.3)
<0.001
223.0 (5.0)
200.4 (4.8)
0.002
218.0 (1.7)
202.9 (1.8)
<0.001
200.5 (1.4)
195.0 (0.9)
0.002
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)
49.1 (1.6)
50.7 (1.0)
0.390
44.9 (1.8)
47.7 (1.6)
0.234
48.0 (0.7)
53.6 (0.7)
<0.001
51.8 (0.7)
55.7 (0.4)
<0.001
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)
135.4 (2.9)
100.5 (1.8)
<0.001
143.3 (3.8)
121.7 (4.3)
<0.001
142.6 (1.8)
122.3 (1.4)
<0.001
124.8 (1.3)
115.4 (0.9)
<0.001
Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)
166.0 (4.4)
130.3 (2.0)
<0.001
178.1 (4.6)
152.7 (4.4)
<0.001
170.0 (1.8)
149.3 (1.8)
<0.001
148.8 (1.5)
139.3 (1.0)
<0.001
Triglycerides (mg/dl)†
153.1 (9.8)
148.9 (4.0)
0.687
173.6 (10.1)
155.4 (10.1)
0.207
137.0 (4.2)
136.9 (3.6)
0.985
119.6 (3.6)
119.5 (1.7)
0.974
Triglycerides (mg/dl)‡
137.8 (9.7)
133.0 (3.6)
0.634
158.4 (9.2)
135.0 (9.4)
0.084
122.0 (3.5)
122.1 (2.9)
0.970
104.3 (3.2)
104.6 (1.6)
0.933
Apolipoprotein B (mg/dl)
114.2 (2.7)
96.3 (1.5)
<0.001
120.3 (3.4)
110.4 (3.1)
0.035
115.6 (1.3)
106.2 (1.2)
<0.001
102.0 (0.9)
98.6 (0.8)
0.011
Age-adjusted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)
206.7 (3.5)
172.3 (2.5)
<0.001
215.2 (4.5)
191.3 (4.7)
0.001
211.0 (1.7)
195.9 (1.8)
<0.001
202.9 (1.4)
197.0 (0.8)
<0.001
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)
47.5 (1.6)
49.1 (1.0)
0.418
43.4 (1.7)
46.0 (1.6)
0.265
46.7 (0.7)
52.3 (0.7)
<0.001
52.2 (0.7)
56.0 (0.4)
<0.001
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)
130.2 (2.8)
95.1 (2.0)
<0.001
138.5 (3.7)
116.0 (4.3)
<0.001
138.3 (1.8)
118.0 (1.5)
<0.001
126.3 (1.3)
116.7 (0.8)
<0.001
Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)
159.2 (4.3)
123.3 (2.2)
<0.001
171.8 (4.3)
145.2 (4.3)
<0.001
164.3 (1.9)
143.7 (1.8)
<0.001
150.7 (1.5)
141.0 (0.9)
<0.001
Triglycerides (mg/dl)†
145.1 (9.6)
140.5 (4.2)
0.662
166.1 (9.8)
146.6 (9.7)
0.160
130.2 (4.4)
130.1 (3.5)
0.993
121.9 (3.6)
121.5 (1.6)
0.912
Triglycerides (mg/dl)‡
127.9 (8.9)
123.0 (3.6)
0.601
147.7 (8.3)
124.3 (8.3)
0.052
114.5 (3.3)
114.7 (2.5)
0.957
106.5 (3.2)
106.5 (1.5)
1.000
Apolipoprotein B (mg/dl)
109.9 (2.7)
91.9 (1.6)
<0.001
116.3 (3.2)
105.7 (3.1)
0.024
112.0 (1.3)
102.6 (1.2)
<0.001
103.2 (0.9)
99.7 (0.7)
0.006
Adjusted for age, gender, race or ethnicity, education, and body mass index
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)
205.6 (3.3)
169.6 (2.5)
<0.001
213.0 (4.7)
187.6 (4.3)
<0.001
211.5 (1.8)
194.7 (1.9)
<0.001
203.7 (1.3)
197.0 (0.8)
<0.001
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)
48.1 (1.2)
52.2 (1.0)
0.010
46.6 (2.0)
51.1 (2.1)
0.128
46.9 (0.7)
53.7 (0.7)
<0.001
51.2 (0.6)
56.0 (0.3)
<0.001
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)
129.2 (2.6)
91.8 (1.9)
<0.001
135.1 (4.2)
110.6 (3.8)
<0.001
138.0 (1.9)
116.3 (1.5)
<0.001
127.4 (1.3)
116.8 (0.7)
<0.001
Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)
157.5 (3.9)
117.4 (2.2)
<0.001
166.4 (5.3)
136.4 (3.7)
<0.001
164.6 (1.9)
141.0 (1.9)
<0.001
152.6 (1.3)
141.0 (0.8)
<0.001
Triglycerides (mg/dl)†
141.7 (8.2)
128.2 (4.3)
0.153
156.3 (11.5)
129.6 (11.4)
0.100
133.0 (3.8)
125.2 (3.5)
0.137
125.9 (3.2)
120.9 (1.6)
0.161
Triglycerides (mg/dl)‡
124.4 (7.2)
111.0 (3.3)
0.078
136.3 (10.0)
108.0 (8.6)
0.032
117.5 (2.7)
110.1 (2.3)
0.041
110.2 (2.9)
105.9 (1.4)
0.179
Apolipoprotein B (mg/dl) 108.7 (2.5) 88.0 (1.5) <0.001 112.5 (3.4) 99.7 (2.8) 0.005 111.8 (1.5) 100.8 (1.2) <0.001 104.4 (0.9) 99.8 (0.6) <0.001

*P-values from linear regression analyses.

†Untransformed mean.

‡Geometric mean.