Table 3.
Comparison of cardiovascular risk parameters according to the 25th and 50th percentiles (P25 and P50, respectively) of serum ucOC logarithm by sex-adjusted univariate analysis of variance.
| Total sample | P25 of ucOC levels | P50 of ucOC levels | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <2.53 ng/mL (n = 57) | ≥2.53 ng/mL (n = 170) | p | <4.58 ng/mL (n = 114) | ≥4.58 ng/mL (n = 113) | p | |||||
| mean | SD | mean | SD | mean | SD | mean | SD | |||
| BMI | 32.73 | 3.37 | 32.41 | 3.61 | 0.535 | 32.58 | 3.23 | 32.41 | 3.85 | 0.701 |
| WC | 109.78 | 9.80 | 106.88 | 10.27 | 0.260 | 108.77 | 10.01 | 106.44 | 10.31 | 0.353 |
| mean BP | 103.74 | 12.16 | 103.17 | 11.15 | 0.819 | 103.25 | 11.26 | 103.38 | 11.56 | 0.488 |
| HDL cholesterol | 45.35 | 7.79 | 50.76 | 10.28 | 0.002 | 47.31 | 9.13 | 51.52 | 10.39 | 0.009 |
| FPG | 111.63 | 34.29 | 99.05 | 20.86 | 0.001 | 106.11 | 28.16 | 98.27 | 21.76 | 0.013 |
| TG | 192.19 | 98.63 | 162.47 | 63.88 | 0.008 | 178.17 | 82.87 | 161.63 | 65.51 | 0.090 |
| HbA1c | 6.33 | 0.99 | 5.84 | 1.08 | 0.006 | 6.09 | 0.94 | 5.86 | 1.19 | 0.126 |
| CV-ZS | 1.06 | 3.38 | −0.40 | 2.41 | 0.000 | 0.42 | 2.95 | −0.49 | 2.47 | 0.011 |
| Framingham | 17.56 | 8.29 | 13.19 | 6.75 | 0.001 | 15.66 | 8.01 | 12.84 | 6.41 | 0.015 |
| REGICOR | 7.11 | 4.01 | 5.95 | 2.74 | 0.055 | 6.67 | 3.55 | 5.80 | 2.61 | 0.133 |
| MetS – T2D group | P25 of ucOC levels | P50 of ucOC levels | ||||||||
| <3.00 ng/mL (n = 44) | ≥3.00 ng/mL (n = 131) | p | 4.91 ng/mL (n = 88) | ≤4.91 ng/mL (n = 87) | p | |||||
| mean | SD | mean | SD | mean | SD | mean | SD | |||
| BMI | 32.75 | 3.16 | 32.37 | 3.73 | 0.743 | 32.57 | 3.32 | 32.40 | 3.82 | 0.697 |
| WC | 109.79 | 9.81 | 106.51 | 10.26 | 0.277 | 108.50 | 9.75 | 106.49 | 10.70 | 0.959 |
| mean BP | 104.64 | 11.53 | 102.64 | 11.29 | 0.421 | 103.46 | 11.49 | 103.12 | 11.32 | 0.789 |
| HDL cholesterol | 45.92 | 7.86 | 51.16 | 10.49 | 0.006 | 47.73 | 9.24 | 51.53 | 10.52 | 0.038 |
| FPG | 109.54 | 31.18 | 98.52 | 21.14 | 0.509 | 105.29 | 27.02 | 98.29 | 22.79 | 0.167 |
| TG | 184.22 | 93.15 | 162.74 | 63.14 | 0.196 | 176.57 | 80.90 | 161.50 | 66.27 | 0.162 |
| HbA1c | 6.19 | 0.97 | 5.86 | 1.12 | 0.438 | 6.04 | 0.90 | 5.89 | 1.26 | 0.373 |
| CV-ZS | 0.96 | 3.15 | −0.53 | 2.39 | 0.010 | 0.31 | 2.91 | −0.47 | 2.49 | 0.097 |
| Framingham | 16.57 | 8.15 | 13.17 | 6.75 | 0.726 | 15.50 | 7.82 | 12.71 | 6.50 | 0.481 |
| REGICOR | 7.03 | 3.82 | 5.85 | 2.67 | 0.029 | 6.54 | 3.44 | 5.86 | 2.68 | 0.353 |
BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; TG: triglyceride; ucOC: undercarboxylated osteocalcin; CV-ZS: cardiovascular risk score. Data for continuous variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD). Univariate analysis of variance using a general linear factorial model adjusted by sex was used for comparisons between quantitative variables. Significance was set at p < 0.05.