Table 3.
The lipid profiles of inpatients with diabetes in each age group
| Lipid profiles (mmol/L) | Age group (years) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤45 | 46–64 | 65–79 | ≥80 | p † | |
| LDL-C, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
| < 2.59 | 2721 (58.8) | 11,035 (56.8) | 12,255 (63.4) | 3811 (70.7) | |
| ≥2.59 | 1107 (23.9) | 5105 (26.3) | 4543 (23.5) | 1062 (19.7) | |
| ≥3.37 | 532 (11.5) | 2286 (11.8) | 1823 (9.4) | 363 (6.7) | |
| ≥4.14 | 160 (3.5) | 680 (3.5) | 526 (2.7) | 129 (2.4) | |
| ≥4.92 | 107 (2.3) | 327 (1.7) | 172 (0.9) | 26 (0.5) | |
| TG, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
| < 1.70 | 2131 (46.0) | 11,817 (60.8) | 13,408 (69.4) | 4146 (76.9) | |
| ≥1.70 | 767 (16.6) | 3174 (16.3) | 2986 (15.5) | 689 (12.8) | |
| ≥2.26 | 1211 (26.2) | 3834 (19.7) | 2674 (13.8) | 518 (9.6) | |
| ≥5.65 | 519 (11.2) | 608 (3.1) | 251 (1.3) | 38 (0.7) | |
| HDL-C, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
| Men < 1.04; women < 1.30 | 2866 (61.9) | 9984 (51.4) | 9222 (47.7) | 2355 (43.7) | |
| Men ≥1.04; women ≥1.30 | 1400 (30.3) | 7327 (37.7) | 7599 (39.3) | 2209 (41.0) | |
| Men ≥1.55; women ≥1.81 | 362 (7.8) | 2122 (10.9) | 2498 (12.9) | 827 (15.3) | |
| Non-HDL-C, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
| < 3.37 | 2406 (52.0) | 11,627 (59.8) | 13,292 (68.8) | 4140 (76.8) | |
| ≥3.37 | 977 (21.1) | 4173 (21.5) | 3608 (18.7) | 779 (14.5) | |
| ≥4.14 | 580 (12.5) | 2198 (11.3) | 1519 (7.9) | 310 (5.8) | |
| ≥4.92 | 665 (14.4) | 1435 (7.4) | 899 (4.7) | 162 (3.0) | |
Abbreviations: LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, non-HDL-C non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
†Chi-square tests of proportions