Table 2.

Partial correlation coefficients of apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A-I (ApoB/ApoA-I) ratio with lipid profiles and glycometabolism-related traits

	NGT		Pre-diabetes		Diabetes
	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
TG (mmol/L)	0.500***	0.474***	0.560***	0.570***	0.503***	0.654***
TC (mmol/L)	0.410***	0.350***	0.331**	0.271**	0.292*	0.648***
HDL (mmol/L)	−0.835***	−0.727***	−0.614***	−0.563***	−0.337**	−0.721***
LDL (mmol/L)	0.652***	0.597***	0.433***	0.228**	0.427***	0.767***
FPG (mmol/L)	0.340**	0.261**	0.432***	0.296***	0.675***	0.471***
2hPG (mmol/L)	0.550***	0.277***	0.198	0.287***	0.300*	0.162
FINS (μIU/mL)	0.281**	0.195*	0.370***	0.122	0.581***	0.463***
2hINS (μIU/mL)	0.279**	0.286***	0.696***	0.182*	0.109	0.172*
HbA1c (%)	0.253*	0.254**	0.274*	0.213*	0.265*	0.278**
HOMA-IR	0.326**	0.225**	0.427***	0.175*	0.677***	0.584***
HOMA-β	−0.007	−0.016	0.014	−0.084	0.208	−0.007

Data were analysed after adjusting for age, SBP and DBP. Variables with skewed distributions were log-transformed before statistical analysis.

*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

2hINS, 2 hour postload serum insulin; 2hPG, 2 hour postload plasma glucose; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; FINS, fasting serum insulin; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin A1c; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride