Table 6. Estimate mean value (95% CI) for the association between sdLDL-C and cardiovascular biomarkers in participants without CAD excluded current smokers (n = 489).

	sdLDL-C, mg/dL
	< 21.0	21.0–29.7	29.8–42.4	> 42.4	p-valueb
	n = 150	n = 149	n = 147	n = 148
hs-CRP, mg/dL	0.13 (0.11, 0.14)	0.15 (0.13, 0.16)	0.15 (0.14, 0.16)	0.27 (0.23, 0.30)	0.0142
White blood cells, 103/µL	5.62 (5.52, 5.72)	5.92 (5.78, 6.06)	5.89 (5.83, 5.96)	6.58 (6.46, 6.70)‡	< 0.0001
Neutrophils,103/µL	3.18 (3.12, 3.24)	3.38 (3.29, 3.47)	3.31 (3.26, 3.36)	3.80 (3.71, 3.89)†	0.0003
Lymphocytes, 103/µL	1.94 (1.90, 1.97)	2.06 (2.01, 2.10)	2.07 (2.04, 2.10)	2.21 (2.17, 2.25)*	0.0004
Monocytes, 103/µL	0.276 (0.273, 0.279)	0.306 (0.299, 0.314)	0.285 (0.279, 0.290)	0.316 (0.308, 0.323)	0.0509
Fibrinogen, mg/dL	256.9 (254.6, 259.1)	264.0 (261.0, 267.1)	262.1 (260.2, 264.1)	276.1 (272.9, 279.3)*	0.004
D-dimer, mg/L	0.324 (0.316, 0.332)	0.309 (0.306, 0.313)	0.359 (0.329, 0.389)	0.30 (0.284, 0.316)	0.9891
Adiponectin, ng/mL	2573.0 (2354, 2792)	1993.5 (1861, 2126)	1888.1 (1714, 2063)*	1467.2 (1394, 1540)†	< 0.0001
Glu AUC ,mg/dL	218.8 (214.7, 223.0)	234.8 (231.8, 237.8)	254.1 (250.4, 257.8)‡	282.0 (277.6, 286.5)‡	< 0.0001
Hemoglobin A1c, %	5.48 (5.45, 5.52)	5.53 (5.51, 5.55)	5.54 (5.52, 5.56)	5.95 (5.90, 6.00)‡	< 0.0001
Red blood cells, 106/µL	5.03 (4.99, 5.07)	5.24 (5.18, 5.30)*	5.18 (5.15, 5.21)	5.26 (5.23, 5.29)	0.0086
Hematocrit,%	44.54 (44.20, 44.88)	45.59 (45.23, 45.95)	45.92 (45.69, 46.15)*	46.53 (46.29, 46.78)‡	< 0.0001

^aData in tables were derived from the least square mean (95% CI) after adjusting for age, gender, BMI, hypertension, household income, smoking and drinking habits.

Significance in asterisk of quartiles 2, 3, 4 indicate p-value compared with quartile 1 after multiple linear regression analyses.

^bp-value for trend were modeled according to median value of each quartile.

^*p < 0.05,

^†p < 0.01,

^‡p < 0.001

Abbreviations: hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; Glu AUC, glucose levels area under curve after OGTT