TABLE 4.
Multivariable regression analysis results for associations between lipids or lipoproteins and eosinophil counts
| Lipid/Lipoprotein Fractions | Nonasthmatics | Asthmatics | ||||
| Intercept | Estimate (95% CI) | P | Intercept | Estimate (95% CI) | P | |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 127.66 | 2.35 (−5.00, 9.70) | 0.53 | 166.46 | 0.30 (−5.82, 6.42) | 0.92 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 4.66 | 0.001(−0.11, 0.11) | 0.99 | 4.00 | 0.10 (0.02, 0.17) | 0.01 |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 50.36 | 2.65 (−3.95, 9.25) | 0.43 | 94.39 | 0.90 (−4.87, 6.67) | 0.76 |
| apoE (μg/ml) | 9.58 | −0.03 (−0.17, 0.11) | 0.64 | 9.35 | 0.06 (−0.04, 0.16) | 0.25 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 57.39 | −1.44 (−4.84, 1.97) | 0.41 | 66.03 | −2.98 (−5.76, −0.19) | 0.04 |
| apoA-I (mg/dl) | 202.25 | −3.73 (−9.81, 2.36) | 0.23 | 171.82 | −2.34 (−7.80, 3.11) | 0.4 |
| apoB (mg/dl) | 62.57 | 1.54 (−3.30, 6.38) | 0.53 | 80.83 | 0.85 (−3.03, 4.72) | 0.67 |
| HDL particles (μmol/l) | ||||||
| Total HDLNMR | 35.20 | 0.54 (−0.87, 1.95) | 0.45 | 42.43 | −1.43 (−2.47, −0.38) | 0.01 |
| Large HDLNMR | 6.82 | −0.17 (−0.98, 0.64) | 0.68 | 10.68 | −0.62 (−1.27, 0.03) | 0.0596 |
Intercepts and estimates for NMR lipid parameters from multivariable regression, using linear models incorporating BMI, log CRP, age, sex, and race as covariates, to test for significant associations between absolute eosinophil counts and lipid or lipoprotein parameters. P values for significant associations are shown in bold italicized text.