Table 2.
Differences in Mean Lipid and Inflammatory Markers, Unadjusted and With Adjustment by Multiple Propensity Scores ( N = 2008)
| Biomarker a | Unadjusted estimates (mean ± SD ) | Adjusted differences in means | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unexposed | SHS | Smokers | SHS | Smokers | |||
| Diff. | P | Diff. | P | ||||
| Total cholesterol | 158.9±28.4 | 159.4±31.9 | 160.3±32.7 | −0.5 | .75 | −2.7 | .22 |
| HDL-C | 54.4±12.8 | 53.4±12.4 | 51.5±13.9 | 0.3 | .58 | −0.3 | .71 |
| Non-HDL | 104.5±28.0 | 106.0±31.3 | 108.8±31.8* | −0.8 | .57 | −2.4 | .27 |
| LDL-C | 88.3±24.4 | 89.7±27.7 | 89.1±26.5 | −0.2 | .85 | −4.1 | .03 |
| Triglycerides | 81.0±44.2 | 81.4±45.0 | 98.2±56.6** | −3.0 | .19 | 8.5 | .01 |
| Triglyceride-HDL ratio | 1.67±1.26 | 1.70±1.28 | 2.12±1.52** | −0.1 | .18 | 0.2 | .045 |
| Apolipoprotein B | 71.9±18.4 | 73.2±0.6 | 75.1±20.6* | −0.1 | .91 | −0.7 | .61 |
| C-reactive protein | 0.17±0.65 | 0.19±0.49 | 0.18±0.33 | −0.1 | .59 | 0.0 | .36 |
HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SHS = secondhand smoke.
a Biomarker values are in mg/dL, except triglyceride-HDL ratio, which is unitless.
* P < .05; ** P < .001. Statistically significant differences from those unexposed are indicated.