Table 4.
Characteristics of study subjects stratified according to oleic acid to stearic acid ratio
| OA/SA ratio |
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|---|---|---|---|
| <2.50 (n = 83) | 2.50–3.04 (n = 88) | ≥3.04 (n = 89) | |
| Men/women (n) | 45/38 | 41/47 | 19/70 |
| Age | 55.7 ± 13.7 | 55.4 ± 15.1 | 50.8 ± 12.8 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.2 ± 2.7 | 22.3 ± 3.1 | 23.6 ± 3.1**,# |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 78.1 ± 8.5 | 82.0 ± 9.5* | 84.0 ± 8.5**,## |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 122.4 ± 17.6 | 121.0 ± 17.2 | 122.3 ± 15.4 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 78.2 ± 12.8 | 76.8 ± 10.9 | 78.5 ± 11.4 |
| FPG (mg/dl) | 94.5 ± 11.7 | 96.0 ± 11.8 | 97.2 ± 9.2 |
| TG (mg/dl) | 56.0 [45.0, 72.0] | 79.5 [58.5, 107.5]** | 123.0 [96.0, 169.0]**,## |
| TyG index | 7.88 ± 0.38 | 8.26 ± 0.52** | 8.73 ± 0.45**,## |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 73.3 ± 13.5 | 63.8 ± 11.9** | 56.5 ± 13.0**,## |
| TG/HDL-C ratio | 0.77 [0.58, 1.08] | 1.28 [0.93, 1.82]** | 2.22 [1.50, 3.63]**,## |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 117.1 ± 29.0 | 119.7 ± 30.2 | 123.2 ± 35.7 |
| non-HDL-C (mg/dl) | 135.6 ± 30.2 | 139.9 ± 32.5 | 146.5 ± 37.4 |
| UA (mg/dl) | 5.2 ± 1.2 | 5.4 ± 1.4 | 6.1 ± 1.1**,## |
| OA (µg/ml) | 439.1 ± 88.7 | 550.9 ± 225.2** | 736.2 ± 203.1**,## |
| SA (µg/ml) | 194.3 ± 34.6 | 200.5 ± 78.1 | 209.3 ± 45.1 |
| OA/SA ratio | 2.26 ± 0.19 | 2.74 ± 0.16** | 3.50 ± 0.47**,## |
Variables are given as mean ± SD or median [inter-quartile range]. BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; TG, triglyceride; TyG index, triglyceride-glucose index; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; non-HDL-C, non high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; UA, uric acid; OA, olic acid; SA, stearic acid. **p<0.01, *p<0.05 (<2.50 vs 2.50–3.04, <2.50 vs ≥3.04), ##p<0.01, #p<0.05 (2.50–3.04 vs ≥3.04) by Bonferroni’s multiple comparison test.