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

Table 4.

Unadjusted and adjusted percentages (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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol <40 mg/dl in men, <50 mg/dl in women
46.4 (5.8)
37.2 (3.0)
0.165
57.5 (8.7)
34.4 (6.4)
0.037
41.8 (2.8)
24.9 (1.7)
<0.001
33.3 (1.7)
22.4 (1.1)
<0.001
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol <40 mg/dl in men, <50 mg/dl in women or medication use
47.9 (5.8)
40.7 (3.0)
0.275
57.5 (8.7)
37.5 (6.5)
0.071
43.4 (3.1)
26.4 (1.6)
<0.001
33.6 (1.6)
23.0 (1.0)
<0.001
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥100 mg/dl
86.1 (4.7)
42.9 (2.6)
<0.001
91.5 (3.3)
70.3 (4.9)
0.001
90.0 (1.4)
75.0 (1.7)
<0.001
74.4 (1.8)
66.0 (1.2)
<0.001
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥100 mg/dl or medication use
86.1 (4.7)
79.1 (2.4)
0.183
94.4 (2.4)
87.0 (4.9)
0.180
90.1 (1.4)
88.4 (1.3)
0.365
74.4 (1.8)
70.6 (1.2)
0.085
Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥130 mg/dl
81.9 (5.5)
43.6 (2.8)
<0.001
91.7 (3.4)
67.5 (5.4)
<0.001
85.0 (1.5)
67.9 (1.9)
<0.001
65.2 (1.7)
57.8 (0.8)
<0.001
Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl
44.7 (7.0)
43.9 (2.7)
0.909
54.3 (5.8)
43.0 (6.9)
0.215
33.9 (1.9)
33.2 (2.1)
0.797
24.7 (2.3)
24.7 (1.1)
0.997
Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl or medication use
46.9 (6.9)
47.8 (3.0)
0.905
54.3 (5.8)
44.1 (7.1)
0.271
35.9 (1.9)
34.6 (2.0)
0.625
24.9 (2.3)
25.1 (1.0)
0.936
Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl or use of TG-lowering or cholesterol-lowering medications
47.6 (6.7)
73.5 (2.9)
0.001
54.3 (5.8)
67.4 (5.9)
0.121
36.9 (2.0)
50.2 (2.1)
<0.001
25.3 (2.4)
30.3 (1.3)
0.070
Apolipoprotein B ≥80 mg/dl
91.1 (3.6)
72.8 (2.1)
<0.001
95.8 (2.8)
87.9 (4.2)
0.123
92.8 (1.3)
86.6 (1.4)
0.002
81.7 (1.3)
77.2 (1.0)
0.007
Lipid triad: definition 1§
31.4 (6.5)
21.6 (2.8)
0.172
35.7 (7.7)
23.4 (5.2)
0.190
20.7 (1.7)
13.8 (1.2)
0.002
13.1 (1.5)
9.8 (0.7)
0.050
Lipid triad: definition 2ǁ
33.3 (6.4)
24.8 (2.7)
0.228
35.7 (7.7)
24.0 (5.3)
0.212
23.3 (1.9)
15.2 (1.1)
0.001
13.5 (1.4)
10.4 (0.7)
0.056
Lipid triad: definition 3¶
33.3 (6.4)
26.6 (2.8)
0.342
35.7 (7.7)
25.4 (5.8)
0.287
23.8 (2.1)
16.1 (1.1)
0.002
13.7 (1.5)
10.9 (0.7)
0.102
Age-adjusted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol <40 mg/dl in men, <50 mg/dl in women
51.5 (6.8)
41.5 (3.3)
0.180
63.4 (9.5)
38.7 (7.4)
0.042
45.6 (3.0)
27.2 (1.9)
<0.001
32.4 (1.6)
21.9 (1.0)
<0.001
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol <40 mg/dl in men, <50 mg/dl in women or medication use
52.1 (6.7)
44.5 (3.3)
0.293
62.2 (9.3)
41.2 (7.3)
0.078
46.6 (3.4)
28.3 (1.8)
<0.001
32.8 (1.6)
22.5 (1.0)
<0.001
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥100 mg/dl
80.9 (4.4)
40.2 (2.4)
<0.001
86.2 (3.3)
65.5 (4.6)
0.001
85.2 (1.4)
71.1 (1.7)
<0.001
75.8 (1.7)
67.1 (1.2)
<0.001
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥100 mg/dl or medication use
78.1 (4.2)
71.4 (2.2)
0.154
86.1 (2.7)
78.1 (4.3)
0.127
82.8 (1.3)
81.4 (1.4)
0.386
76.6 (1.7)
72.5 (1.2)
0.062
Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥130 mg/dl
74.2 (5.1)
39.3 (2.6)
<0.001
83.6 (3.7)
60.5 (4.8)
<0.001
78.0 (1.6)
62.5 (1.9)
<0.001
67.1 (1.6)
59.4 (0.8)
<0.001
Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl
38.6 (6.1)
37.7 (2.6)
0.882
47.4 (4.7)
36.6 (5.8)
0.155
29.8 (2.0)
29.3 (1.9)
0.832
25.8 (2.4)
25.7 (1.1)
0.970
Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl or medication use
40.1 (5.9)
40.6 (2.8)
0.936
46.9 (4.7)
37.2 (5.9)
0.198
31.4 (1.8)
30.3 (1.8)
0.649
26.2 (2.3)
26.3 (1.0)
0.970
Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl or use of TG-lowering or cholesterol-lowering medications
38.1 (5.4)
58.4 (2.7)
0.001
44.2 (4.4)
52.9 (4.5)
0.160
30.3 (1.9)
41.6 (1.8)
<0.001
27.2 (2.4)
32.3 (1.3)
0.075
Apolipoprotein B ≥80 mg/dl
85.4 (3.2)
68.1 (2.1)
<0.001
90.2 (2.9)
81.9 (4.0)
0.096
87.8 (1.3)
82.0 (1.4)
0.001
83.3 (1.3)
78.5 (0.9)
0.005
Lipid triad: definition 1§
30.0 (6.4)
20.6 (2.8)
0.174
34.3 (7.2)
22.3 (5.1)
0.179
20.0 (1.8)
13.3 (1.1)
0.002
13.3 (1.5)
9.9 (0.7)
0.048
Lipid triad: definition 2ǁ
30.9 (6.2)
22.9 (2.6)
0.226
33.3 (6.9)
22.0 (4.9)
0.194
21.8 (1.8)
14.2 (1.1)
<0.001
13.8 (1.4)
10.6 (0.7)
0.053
Lipid triad: definition 3¶
30.5 (6.1)
24.2 (2.7)
0.336
32.9 (6.9)
23.0 (5.3)
0.262
22.0 (2.0)
14.9 (1.1)
0.002
14.0 (1.5)
11.2 (0.7)
0.098
Adjusted for age, gender, race or ethnicity, education, and body mass index
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol <40 mg/dl in men, <50 mg/dl in women
45.8 (5.7)
34.8 (3.0)
0.073
50.6 (10.4)
31.0 (7.0)
0.111
47.6 (2.9)
25.6 (1.8)
<0.001
34.0 (1.8)
21.9 (1.1)
<0.001
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol <40 mg/dl in men, <50 mg/dl in women or medication use
46.7 (5.6)
37.6 (3.1)
0.131
50.3 (10.0)
33.3 (7.1)
0.157
48.6 (3.2)
26.7 (1.7)
<0.001
34.4 (1.7)
22.5 (1.0)
<0.001
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥100 mg/dl
79.8 (4.1)
38.1 (2.3)
<0.001
82.2 (3.1)
60.3 (3.8)
<0.001
85.6 (1.7)
69.2 (1.9)
<0.001
77.4 (1.8)
67.0 (1.2)
<0.001
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥100 mg/dl or medication use
77.6 (3.9)
67.8 (2.2)
0.024
82.8 (2.6)
71.8 (4.0)
0.018
83.6 (1.6)
79.3 (1.6)
0.018
78.1 (1.8)
72.4 (1.2)
0.012
Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥130 mg/dl
72.1 (4.5)
35.6 (2.4)
<0.001
76.6 (4.0)
51.9 (3.9)
<0.001
79.2 (1.9)
59.7 (2.0)
<0.001
69.8 (1.6)
59.3 (0.8)
<0.001
Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl
36.9 (5.3)
32.6 (2.4)
0.444
41.5 (7.2)
29.2 (6.0)
0.183
31.8 (1.9)
27.7 (1.9)
0.090
27.6 (2.4)
25.3 (1.0)
0.376
Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl or medication use
38.4 (5.1)
35.3 (2.6)
0.558
41.3 (7.1)
29.8 (6.1)
0.209
33.4 (1.6)
28.7 (1.7)
0.025
28.0 (2.4)
25.8 (0.9)
0.399
Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl or use of TG-lowering or cholesterol-lowering medications
37.0 (4.9)
51.2 (2.8)
0.009
40.1 (5.7)
42.9 (5.2)
0.707
32.0 (1.8)
39.4 (1.8)
0.001
28.9 (2.5)
32.0 (1.2)
0.255
Apolipoprotein B ≥80 mg/dl
84.1 (3.1)
64.5 (2.0)
<0.001
85.8 (3.1)
75.5 (3.4)
0.017
88.2 (1.6)
80.0 (1.5)
<0.001
84.9 (1.2)
78.5 (0.9)
<0.001
Lipid triad: definition 1§
27.6 (5.6)
17.7 (2.5)
0.099
28.4 (8.0)
17.6 (5.0)
0.240
21.7 (1.8)
12.7 (1.1)
<0.001
14.1 (1.5)
9.8 (0.7)
0.013
Lipid triad: definition 2ǁ
28.7 (5.5)
19.7 (2.4)
0.117
28.2 (7.6)
17.5 (4.9)
0.227
23.7 (1.8)
13.6 (1.0)
<0.001
14.7 (1.5)
10.4 (0.7)
0.012
Lipid triad: definition 3 28.3 (5.4) 20.8 (2.4) 0.186 27.9 (7.3) 18.1 (5.0) 0.260 23.7 (1.9) 14.1 (1.0) <0.001 14.9 (1.5) 11.1 (0.7) 0.028

*P-values for difference of predicted marginal from log-linear regressions.

Use of fenofibrate, gemfibrozil, and niacin.

Use of cholesterol-lowering medications as well as fenofibrate, gemfibrozil, and niacin.

§Definition 1 was based on measured values of concentrations of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, and apolipoprotein B.

ǁ Definition 2: use of fenofibrate, gemfibrozil, and niacin was counted as having elevated concentrations of triglycerides and decreased concentrations of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

¶Definition 3: use of cholesterol-lowering medications, fenofibrate, gemfibrozil, and niacin was counted as having elevated concentrations of triglycerides and use of fenofibrate, gemfibrozil, and niacin was counted as having decreased concentrations of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.