Table 4.
Metabolic biomarkers of participant according to DDS quartile
| Quartiles of DDS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (n = 37) | 2nd (n = 34) | 3rd (n = 46) | 4th (n = 43) | |
| FSG (mg/dl) | 93.73 ± 12.40 | 88.00 ± 12.11 | 87.83 ± 13.90 | 90.55 ± 16.51 |
| TG (mg/dl) | 200.47 ± 104.85 a | 197.87 ± 141.02 | 194.76 ± 119.80 | 168.50 ± 71.25 |
| TC (mg/dl) | 189.29 ± 52.61 | 191.61 ± 38.11 | 187.34 ± 33.62 | 191.17 ± 37.63 |
| LDL (mg/dl) | 122.23 ± 4.56 | 123.12 ± 34.65 | 122.56 ± 45.98 | 122.18 ± 54.65 |
| HDL (mg/dl) | 40.05 ± 11.05 | 40.85 ± 9.36 | 41.30 ± 9.22 | 42.32 ± 10.78 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 133.05 ± 9.70a | 132.08 ± 8.70 | 128.70 ± 8.56 | 128.69 ± 3.12 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 88.08 ± 5.07 | 87.74 ± 3.37 | 89.39 ± 6.65 | 87.62 ± 9.19 |
| Adiponectin (ng/ml) | 11.82 ± 4.35 a | 14.50 ± 4.12 | 14.27 ± 3.70 | 15.27 ± 5.72 |
a P < 0.001 compared with other quartiles; FSG fasting serum glucose, TG triglyceride, TC total cholesterol, LDL low density lipoprotein, HDL high density lipoprotein, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase