Table 1.
Characteristics of plasma lipids in obese and non-obese Thai participants
| Non-obese | Obese | p value | Adjusted p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (BMI < 25 kg/m 2 ) | (BMI ≥25 kg/m 2 ) | |||
| n (%) | 16 (25.0) | 48 (75.0) | ||
| Sex (M/F) | 8/8 | 12/36 | ||
| Age (year) | 46.3 ± 12.6 | 46.4 ± 11.4 | 0.980 | - |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.18 ± 1.03 | 5.24 ± 0.99 | 0.833 | - |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.04 ± 0.55 | 1.64 ± 0.59 | 0.001 | 0.002 |
| VLDL-C (mmol/L) | 0.30 ± 0.12 | 0.42 ± 0.14 | 0.004 | 0.010 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.90 ± 0.89 | 3.03 ± 0.82 | 0.612 | - |
| LDL I + II (mmol/L) | 1.56 ± 0.41 | 1.37 ± 0.40 | 0.116 | - |
| LDL III (mmol/L) | 1.05 ± 0.43 | 1.28 ± 0.41 | 0.061 | - |
| LDL IV (mmol/L) | 0.27 (0.19-0.31) | 0.34 (0.27-0.46) | 0.003 | 0.035 |
| LDL I + II /LDL | 0.55 ± 0.06 | 0.46 ± 0.07 | <0.001 | 0.002 |
| LDL III /LDL | 0.36 ± 0.05 | 0.42 ± 0.05 | <0.001 | 0.002 |
| LDL IV /LDL | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0.12 ± 0.03 | <0.001 | 0.003 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.43 ± 0.25 | 1.21 ± 0.22 | 0.001 | 0.004 |
| Apo-A1 (g/L) | 1.42 ± 0.27 | 1.22 ± 0.25 | 0.010 | 0.014 |
| Apo-B (g/L) | 0.86 ± 0.24 | 0.92 ± 0.25 | 0.390 | - |
Data are n (%) or mean ± SD or median (interquartile range). BMI, body mass index; VLDL-C, very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL I + II, low-density lipoprotein subclasses I and II; LDL III, low-density lipoprotein subclass III; LDL IV, low-density lipoprotein subclass IV; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Means were compared between non-obese and obese groups by Independent-Sample T test, except LDL IV when p values were calculated from Mann–Whitney U test. P-values were adjusted for age and gender by Binary Logistic Regression.