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. 2011 Jul;25(4):266–273. doi: 10.1016/S1674-8301(11)60036-5

Table 2. The occurrence of CHD and lipid and lipoprotein levels divided into quartiles of apoB/apoA1 ratio in the overweight group.

Characteristic Qurtiles of apoB/apoAl ratio
Pa
Quartile 1 (n=100) Quarrtile 2 (n=102) Quarrtile 3 (n=99) Quarrtile 4 (n=99)
CHD [n(%)] 66(66) 72(71) 74(75) 88(89) < 0.001
TG (mmol/L) 1.55 ± 0.81 1.92 ± 1.15 2.04 ± 1.44 2.21 ± 1.19 < 0.001
TC (mmol/L) 3.53 ± 0.83 4.08 ± 0.74 4.41 ± 1.06 5.02 ± 0.97 < 0.001
LDL-C(mmol/L) 1.94 ± 0.54 2.43 ± 0.52 2.68 ± 0.61 3.21 ± 0.72 < 0.001
HDL-C(mmol/L) 1.18 ± 0.33 1.12 ± 0.24 1.05 ± 0.23 1.03 ± 0.20 < 0.001
ApoB (mg/L) 0.59 ± 0.15 0.78 ± 0.12 0.89 ± 0.14 1.12 ± 0.21 < 0.001
ApoA1 (mg/L) 1.15 ± 0.23 1.06 ± 0.17 0.99 ± 0.16 0.96 ± 0.16 < 0.001
ApoB/ ApoA1 0.51 ± 0.09 0.73 ± 0.06 0.90 ± 0.07 1.17 ± 0.20 < 0.001

aP-Value refers to difference between quartiles 1 and 4. CHD: coronary heart disease; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol.