TABLE 3.
Adjusted means for the standard clinical lipid profile from multivariable regression analysis
| NN [mean (95% CI)] | n | AN [mean (95% CI)] | n | AA [mean (95% CI)] | n | |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 178 (171, 186) | 84 | 177 (169, 184) | 79 | 186 (181, 192) | 164 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 117 (105, 130) | 84 | 109 (98, 121) | 79 | 112 (103, 121) | 164 |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 107 (99, 114) | 83 | 103 (95, 110) | 77 | 110 (104, 115) | 163 |
| apoE (μg/ml) | 23 (20, 26) | 78 | 20 (17, 23) | 68 | 24 (21, 26) | 139 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 45 (42, 49) | 84 | 48 (44, 51) | 79 | 52 (49, 54)a | 164 |
| apoA-I (mg/dl) | 161 (154, 168) | 84 | 157 (151, 164) | 79 | 164 (159, 169) | 164 |
| apoB (mg/dl) | 92 (87, 97) | 84 | 88 (83, 92) | 79 | 91 (88, 95) | 164 |
Adjusted (least squares) means for clinical lipid profile parameters for the three groups, from multivariable regression using linear models incorporating age, BMI, race, sex, and CRP as covariates. NN, nonatopic nonasthmatics; AN, atopic nonasthmatics; AA, atopic asthmatics.
a
AA and AN are no different from NN with regard to all lipid panel parameters except HDL-C, which is significantly higher (P < 0.05) in the AA group compared with NN.