Table 2. Correlations between HDL subclass and parameters reflecting metabolic syndrome components or lipid profiles.

	HDL-C		HDL3-C		Non-HDL3-C		HDL3-C proportion
	r	P	r	P	r	P	r	P
BMI	-0.09	0.1	0.07	0.2	-0.14	0.02	0.13	0.02
Waist	-0.08	0.2	0.09	0.1	-0.13	0.02	0.14	0.01
Waist/hip ratio	-0.02	0.7	0.07	0.2	-0.06	0.3	0.08	0.2
Fat mass	-0.08	0.2	0.08	0.2	-0.12	0.04	0.14	0.02
Body fat	-0.06	0.3	0.08	0.2	-0.11	0.05	0.13	0.02
VFA	-0.03	0.6	0.08	0.2	-0.07	0.2	0.1	0.1
SBP	0.02	0.7	0.12	0.03	-0.04	0.5	0.12	0.03
DBP	0.05	0.4	0.17	0.004	-0.03	0.6	0.15	0.009
FPG	-0.01	0.9	0.07	0.3	-0.04	0.5	0.08	0.2
HbA1c	-0.02	0.8	0.02	0.7	-0.03	0.6	0.04	0.5
Total-C	0.18	0.002	0.43	< 0.001	-0.03	0.6	0.37	< 0.001
LDL-C	0.03	0.7	0.21	< 0.001	-0.17	0.004	0.26	< 0.001
TG	0.11	0.07	0.25	< 0.001	-0.25	< 0.001	0.34	< 0.001

Bold text indicates P<0.05.

Abbreviations and units: see Table 1.