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. 2015 Dec 1;13(10):445–452. doi: 10.1089/met.2015.0063

Table 2.

Associations Between Sex Hormones and Lipoprotein Fractions in Women, Beta-coefficient (P-value)

  SHBG E2 T
log LDL (mg/dL)
 Unadjusted −0.03 (P = 0.09) −0.05 (P = 0.06) 0.01 (P = 0.92)
 Model 1* −0.08 (P = 0.20) −0.03 (P = 0.31) 0.03 (P = 0.65)
 Model 1, and visceral adiposity (SD3) −0.09 (P = 0.27) −0.03 (P = 0.29) 0.05 (P = 0.52)
 Model 1, and hepatic density (HU) −0.09 (P = 0.23) −0.03 (P = 0.32) 0.01 (P = 0.90)
 Model 1, visceral adiposity, hepatic density, HOMA-IR −0.09 (P = 0.33) −0.03 (P = 0.38) 0.0 (P = 0.97)
log HDL (nmol/L)
 Unadjusted 0.15 (0.06) 0.0 (P = 0.81) 0.04 (P = 0.68)
 Model 1* 0.13 (P = 0.12) 0.01 (0.78) 0.06 (P = 0.58)
 Model 1, and visceral adiposity (SD3) 0.0 (P = 0.93) 0.02 (P = 0.57) −0.01 (P = 0.91)
 Model 1, and hepatic density (HU) 0.21 (P = 0.05) 0.04 (P = 0.38) 0.09 (P = 0.45)
 Model 1, visceral adiposity, hepatic density, HOMA-IR 0.09 (P = 0.45) 0.03 (P = 0.48) 0.02 (P = 0.88)
log Triglycerides (mg/dL)
 Unadjusted −0.27 (P = 0.008) 0.0 (P = 0.93) −0.25 (P = 0.054)
 Model 1* −0.33 (P = 0.002) 0.03 (P = 0.55) −0.25 (P = 0.08)
 Model 1, and visceral adiposity (SD3) −0.16 (P = 0.20) 0.02 (P = 0.74) −0.14 (P = 0.27)
 Model 1, and hepatic density (HU) −0.24 (P = 0.05) −0.03 (P = 0.53) −0.20 (P = 0.11)
 Model 1, visceral adiposity, hepatic density, HOMA-IR −0.17 (P = 0.24) −0.03 (P = 0.62) −0.14 (P = 0.28)
log VLDL (nmol/L)
 Unadjusted −0.14 (P = 0.18) −0.07 (P = 0.15) −0.17 (P = 0.21)
 Model 1* −0.23 (P = 0.02) −0.02 (P = 0.72) −0.14 (P = 0.27)
 Model 1, and visceral adiposity (SD3) −0.20 (P = 0.13) −0.03 (P = 0.56) −0.09 (P = 0.49)
 Model 1, and hepatic density (HU) −0.52 (P = 0.0005) −0.06 (P = 0.25) −0.08 (P = 0.47)
 Model 1, visceral adiposity, hepatic density, HOMA-IR −0.15 (P = 0.33) −0.06 (P = 0.31) −0.09 (P = 0.51)
log LDL peak diameter (Å)
 Unadjusted 0.01 (P = 0.02) 0.0 (P = 0.19) 0.01 (P = 0.33)
 Model 1* 0.02 (P = 0.02) 0.0 (P = 0.16) 0.01 (P = 0.37)
 Model 1, and visceral adiposity (SD3) 0.01 (P = 0.03) 0.0 (P = 0.22) 0.01 (P = 0.76)
 Model 1, and hepatic density (HU) 0.02 (P = 0.01) 0.0 (P = 0.63) 0.01 (P = 0.38)
 Model 1, visceral adiposity, hepatic density, HOMA-IR 0.02 (P = 0.07) 0.0 (P = 0.70) 0.0 (P = 0.55)
LDL particle concentration (nmol/L)
 Unadjusted −0.13 (P = 0.01) −0.02 (P = 0.39) −0.06 (P = 0.36)
 Model 1* −0.16 (P = 0.002) −0.02 (P = 0.52) −0.04 (P = 0.51)
 Model 1, and visceral adiposity (SD3) −0.11 (P = 0.08) −0.02 (P = 0.51) 0.0 (P = 0.98)
 Model 1, and hepatic density (HU) −0.16 (P = 0.01) −0.02 (P = 0.41) −0.03 (P = 0.56)
 Model 1, visceral adiposity, hepatic density, HOMA-IR −0.11 (P = 0.12) −0.02 (P = 0.54) −0.03 (P = 0.64)
log Lp(a) (g/L)
 Unadjusted 0.12 (P = 0.60) −0.11 (P = 0.29) 0.24 (P = 0.43)
 Model 1* 0.05 (P = 0.83) −0.07 (P = 0.56) 0.28 (P = 0.37)
 Model 1, and visceral adiposity (SD3) 0.04 (P = 0.91) −0.07 (P = 0.57) 0.27 (P = 0.41)
 Model 1, and hepatic density (HU) 0.05 (P = 0.88) −0.11 (P = 0.44) 0.18 (P = 0.59)
 Model 1, visceral adiposity, hepatic density, HOMA-IR 0.0 (P = 0.99) −0.11 (P = 0.45) 0.10 (P = 0.78)
log HDL inflammatory index
 Unadjusted −0.13 (P = 0.44) 0.03 (P = 0.70) 0.15 (P = 0.49)
 Model 1* −0.15 (P = 0.34) 0.07 (P = 0.39) 0.18 (P = 0.37)
 Model 1, and visceral adiposity (SD3) 0.05 (P = 0.88) 0.06 (P = 0.48) 0.30 (P = 0.14)
 Model 1, and hepatic density (HU) −0.13 (P = 0.54) 0.08 (P = 0.36) 0.17 (P = 0.44)
 Model 1, visceral adiposity, hepatic density, HOMA-IR −0.04 (P = 0.87) 0.10 (P = 0.29) 0.31 (P = 0.17)
*

Model 1 includes age (years), current smoking, and number of drinks per week.

Figures in bold are significant.