2.

Relationship between CTC status and metabolic factors

Variables	n (%)			Positive rate (%)	P*
	All patients (N=264)	CTC-negative (N=236)	CTC-positive (N=28)
BMI					0.424
Underweight (<18.5)	11 (4.2)	11 (4.7)	0 (0)	0
Normal weight (18.5–25)	160 (60.6)	136 (57.6)	24 (85.7)	15.0
Overweight (25–30)	23 (8.7)	20 (8.5)	3 (10.7)	13.0
Obese (≥30)	5 (1.9)	5 (2.1)	0 (0)	0
Unknown	65 (24.6)	64 (27.1)	1 (3.6)	1.5
Lipoprotein A (mg/L)					0.794
Normal (≤300)	199 (75.4)	177 (75.0)	22 (78.6)	11.1
High (>300)	47 (17.8)	43 (18.2)	4 (14.3)	8.5
Unknown	18 (6.8)	16 (6.8)	2 (7.1)	11.1
Triglycerides (mmol/L)					1.000
Normal (≤1.7)	170 (64.4)	152 (64.4)	18 (64.3)	10.6
High (>1.7)	85 (32.2)	76 (32.2)	9 (32.1)	10.6
Unknown	9 (3.4)	8 (3.4)	1 (3.6)	11.1
FFA (mmol/L)					0.348
Normal (≤0.45)	80 (30.3)	74 (31.4)	6 (21.4)	7.5
High (>0.45)	149 (56.4)	132 (55.9)	17 (60.7)	11.4
Unknown	35 (13.3)	30 (12.7)	5 (17.9)	14.3
TCH (mmol/L)					0.814
Normal (≤5.7)	154 (58.3)	137 (58.1)	17 (60.7)	11.0
High (>5.7)	99 (37.5)	89 (37.7)	10 (35.7)	10.1
Unknown	11 (4.2)	10 (4.2)	1 (3.6)	9.1
LDL (mmol/L)					0.881
Normal (≤4.1)	198 (75.0)	177 (75.0)	21 (75.0)	10.6
High (>4.1)	53 (20.1)	47 (19.9)	6 (21.4)	11.3
Unknown	13 (4.9)	12 (5.1)	1 (3.6)	7.7
Apolipoprotein A1 (g/L)					1.000
Normal (≤1.6)	34 (12.9)	31 (13.1）	3 (10.7)	8.8
High (>1.6)	209 (79.2)	186 (78.8）	23 (82.1)	11.0
Unknown	21 (8.0)	19 (8.1)	2 (7.1)	9.5
Apolipoprotein B100 (g/L)					0.598
Normal (≤1.05)	121 (45.8)	106 (44.9)	15 (53.6)	12.4
High (>1.05)	108 (40.9)	97 (41.1)	11 (39.3)	10.2
Unknown	35 (13.3)	33 (14.0)	2 (7.1)	5.7
HDL (mmol/L)					0.030
Normal (≥1.29)	160 (60.6)	148 (62.7)	12 (42.9)	7.5
Low (<1.29)	92 (34.8)	77 (32.6)	15 (53.6)	16.3
Unknown	12 (4.5)	11 (4.7)	1 (3.6)	8.3
Table 2 (continued)