Table 2.

Associations between NC and biochemical risk factors

	NC (in quintiles, cm)
Variables	Q1(≤33)	Q2(34–35)	Q3(36–37)	Q4(38–39)	Q5(≥40)	P1	P2
TC, mmol/L	4.90 ± 0.86	4.92 ± 0.86	5.04 ± 0.87	5.10 ± 0.86	5.18 ± 0.93	0.0001	0.646
TG, mmol/L	1.03 ± 0.95	1.32 ± 1.06	1.71 ± 1.61	2.05 ± 1.68	2.29 ± 1.99	0.0001	0.009
HDL-C, mmol/L	1.44 ± 0.29	1.31 ± 0.29	1.22 ± 0.27	1.13 ± 0.56	1.10 ± 0.24	0.0001	0.001
LDL-C, mmol/L	2.84 ± 0.69	2.91 ± 0.72	3.02 ± 0.78	3.05 ± 0.75	3.11 ± 0.79	0.0001	0.909
UA, μmol/L	233.97 ± 53.55	277.68 ± 67.89	319.40 ± 65.53	338.75 ± 71.79	352.53 ± 75.39	0.0001	0.015
SBP, mmHg	115 ± 14	121 ± 15	125 ± 14	127 ± 16	131 ± 15	0.0001	0.843
DBP, mmHg	73 ± 10	77 ± 7	80 ± 10	82 ± 11	85 ± 11	0.0001	0.015

The values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

Abbreviations: TC Total cholesterol, TG Triglyceride, HDL-C High density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C Low density lipoprotein cholesterol, UA Uric acid, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure.

P1 was for models with age and sex adjusted; P2 was for models with age, sex, BMI, WC, and HC adjusted.