Table 4.
The risk of carotid atherosclerosis according to quartiles of apoB/apoAΙ ratio and non-HDL-C/HDL-C ratio in both genders
| Ratio levels * | P for trend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |||
| Men | ||||||
| range of apoB/apoAΙ | <0.690 | 0.690-0.841 | 0.841-1.000 | >1.000 | ||
| ORs for carotid atherosclerosis | 1 | 1.205(0.768-1.890) | 1.541(1.003-2.336) | 2.465(1.598-3.803) | <0.001 | |
| range of non-HDL-C/HDL-C | <2.390 | 2.390-2.937 | 2.937-3.508 | >3.508 | ||
| ORs for carotid atherosclerosis | 1 | 1.287(0.834–1.987) | 1.627(1.060-2.499) | 1.843(1.189-2.856) | 0.177 | |
| Women | ||||||
| range of apoB/apoAΙ | <0.594 | 0.594-0.764 | 0.764-0.888 | >0.888 | ||
| ORs for carotid atherosclerosis | 1 | 1.587(0.573-4.392) | 2.034(0.758-5.496) | 2.772(1.051-7.315) | <0.001 | |
| range of non-HDL-C/HDL-C | <1.885 | 1.885-2.393 | 2.393-2.955 | >2.955 | ||
| ORs for carotid atherosclerosis | 1 | 1.383(0.424–4.511) | 3.200(1.077-9.511) | 5.847(1.982-17.245) | 0.001 | |
*Covariates for adjustment including age, BMI, SBP, DBP, TC, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C, apoB, apoAΙ, INS, IR, CRP, HCY, GGT, and UA. ApoB: apolipoprotein B; ApoAΙ: apolipoprotein AΙ; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; non-HDL-C: non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol.