Table 5.

Change in Atherogenic Lipid Levels According to the Quartile of VAT Change During 5 Years of Follow-Up, With the 4th Quartile Being the Greatest VAT Area Change

	1st Quartile	2nd Quartile	3rd Quartile	4th Quartile	P
Δ HDL cholesterol	0.0 (−5.0, 5.5)	−4.0 (−10.0, 1.0)	−5.0 (−9.0, 1.0)	−6.0 (−11.0, 0.0)	<.001
Δ Triglyceride	−11.0 (−41.0, 27.5)	5.0 (−20.5, 39.5)	5.0 (−22.5, 35.5)	20.0 (−19.5, 76.0)	.001
Δ Non-HDL cholesterol	−11.0 (−30.0, 6.0)	−9.0 (−23.0, 8.0)	−4.0 (−20.5, 11.5)	3.0 (−11.0, 15.0)	<.001

Data are expressed as median (interquartile range).