(b).

	DEP			DETP			DEDTP
	Below (n = 1282)	Above (n = 945)	P value	Below (n = 1376)	Above (n = 851)	P value	Below (n = 2109)	Above (n = 118)	P value
Age (years)	43.6 ± 0.6	45.1 ± 0.6	0.02	44.7 ± 0.4	43.6 ± 0.6	0.11	44.5 ± 0.4	40.6 ± 1.4	<0.01
Sex n (% male)	693 (54.1)	463 (49.0)	0.05	701 (50.9)	455 (53.4)	0.10	1098 (52.1)	58 (49.2)	0.30
BMI (kg/m2)	28.0 ± 0.2	27.9 ± 0.2	0.53	28.2 ± 0.2	27.7 ± 0.2	0.06	28.0 ± 0.2	27.6 ± 0.6	0.42
Metabolic variables
HOMA-IR	2.82 ± 0.09	2.87 ± 0.13	0.63	2.90 ± 0.09	2.74 ± 0.09	0.17	2.85 ± 0.07	2.80 ± 0.21	0.86
Insulin (pmol/L)	65.5 ± 2.0	66.7 ± 2.6	0.60	67.2 ± 1.7	64.1 ± 1.8	0.19	66.0 ± 1.4	67.2 ± 4.7	0.79
HbA1c (%)	5.4 ± 0.1	5.4 ± 0.1	0.55	5.5 ± 0.1	5.4 ± 0.1	0.10	5.4 ± 0.1	5.3 ± 0.1	0.01
Glucose (mmol/L)	5.59 ± 0.05	5.59 ± 0.04	0.95	5.61 ± 0.04	5.56 ± 0.04	0.40	5.60 ± 0.03	5.40 ± 0.07	0.09
HDL (mmol/L)	1.35 ± 0.02	1.37 ± 0.02	0.22	1.36 ± 0.01	1.35 ± 0.02	0.57	1.36 ± 0.01	1.28 ± 0.04	0.02
LDL (mmol/L)	3.08 ± 0.03	3.12 ± 0.04	0.35	3.12 ± 0.03	3.05 ± 0.04	0.08	3.10 ± 0.02	3.05 ± 0.11	0.55
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	5.09 ± 0.03	5.17 ± 0.04	0.07	5.15 ± 0.03	5.07 ± 0.04	0.09	5.13 ± 0.03	4.98 ± 0.15	0.11
Triglyceride (mmol/L)	1.44 ± 0.03	1.50 ± 0.03	0.07	1.46 ± 0.02	1.46 ± 0.03	0.97	1.47 ± 0.02	1.43 ± 0.10	0.65
CRP (nmol/L)	34.3 ± 1.0	36.2 ± 2.9	0.37	37.1 ± 1.9	32.4 ± 1.9	0.03	35.2 ± 1.0	35.2 ± 7.6	0.99
SBP (mmHg)	120 ± 1	121 ± 1	0.08	121 ± 1	119 ± 1	0.07	120 ± 1	119 ± 2	0.38
DBP (mmHg)	71 ± 1	72 ± 1	<0.01	72 ± 1	72 ± 1	0.90	71 ± 1	73 ± 1	0.04

DEP = diethylphosphate, DETP = diethyldiphosphate, and DEDTP = diethyldithiophosphate.

Values are presented as mean ± SE.

P values represent the statistical difference between detection statuses.