TABLE 3.

Multivariate association of VLDL-C with CAC stratified by plasma TG levels

Model	Full Sample Tobit Ratio (95% CI) P value	Men Tobit Ratio (95% CI) P value	Women Tobit Ratio (95% CI) P value
TG <150 (mg/dl)	0.27 (−0.13–0.66) p=0.185	0.00 (−0.45–0.45) p=0.988	0.74 (−0.08–1.57) p=0.078
TG >150 (mg/dl)	0.80 (0.19–1.14) p=0.010	0.67 (0.00–1.34) p=0.051	1.31 (−0.13–2.76) p=0.074

Model includes age gender, race, HbA1c, total cholesterol-based Framingham risk score, medications (zetia/statin, niacin/fibrate, ace inhibitor, calcium channel blocker, beta blocker, diuretic, metformin, sulfonylurea, thiazolidinediones, insulin), alcohol use, exercise, BMI, duration of diabetes, and C-reactive protein.

Abbreviations:

CAC=coronary artery calcification

CI=confidence interval.

TG=triglycerides

VLDL-C=very-low density lipoprotein cholesterol