Table 5.
Characteristics of study subjects stratified according to oleic acid to stearic acid ratio and triglyceride
| TG (mg/dl) | OA/SA ratio <2.85 |
OS/SA ratio ≥2.85 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <67 (n = 75) | 67–106 (n = 53) | ≥106 (n = 12) | <67 (n = 10) | 67–106 (n = 34) | ≥106 (n = 76) | ||
| Men/women (n) | 31/44 | 30/23 | 7/5 | 3/7 | 20/14 | 64/12 | |
| Age | 53.7 ± 15.8 | 57.4 ± 12.3 | 61.8 ± 12.8 | 47.8 ± 12.6 | 52.6 ± 14.0 | 51.9 ± 13.0 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 20.9 ± 2.9 | 22.4 ± 3.0 | 22.7 ± 2.1 | 20.1 ± 1.5 | 22.5 ± 2.8 | 24.1 ± 3.0**,# | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 76.4 ± 8.6 | 82.3 ± 8.8** | 85.8 ± 8.7** | 72.4 ± 5.2 | 82.4 ± 8.0* | 86.0 ± 7.7** | |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 117.9 ± 18.3 | 122.7 ± 16.2 | 131.4 ± 12.7* | 112.8 ± 11.2 | 119.1 ± 18.8 | 125.8 ± 14.0 | |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 75.2 ± 12.4 | 78.1 ± 11.0 | 81.5 ± 9.1 | 71.8 ± 6.3 | 75.3 ± 11.8 | 81.2 ± 11.4# | |
| FPG (mg/dl) | 92.3 ± 11.9 | 97.3 ± 9.5 | 98.7 ± 9.3 | 87.4 ± 6.7 | 97.2 ± 8.8* | 98.7 ± 11.2** | |
| TG (mg/dl) | 48.0 [42.0, 56.0] | 79.0 [71.0, 90.0]** | 119.0 [114.0, 126.0]**,## | 53.0 [48.0, 58.0] | 89.0 [75.0, 100.0] | 142.0 [121.0, 194.5]**,## | |
| TyG index | 7.67 ± 0.27 | 8.26 ± 0.17** | 8.83 ± 0.52**,## | 7.73 ± 0.16 | 8.33 ± 0.18** | 8.92 ± 0.31**,## | |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 73.9 ± 13.6 | 65.8 ± 12.0** | 65.0 ± 11.0 | 68.9 ± 13.6 | 62.0 ± 12.2 | 54.3 ± 11.7**,## | |
| TG/HDL-C ratio | 0.66 [0.49, 0.79] | 1.18 [1.05, 1.53]* | 1.86 [1.59, 2.16]**,## | 0.79 [0.67, 0.91] | 1.40 [1.21, 1.65] | 2.82 [2.01, 3.94]**,## | |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 109.4 ± 26.7 | 125.6 ± 27.9* | 129.8 ± 24.6* | 94.2 ± 29.6 | 119.4 ± 33.7 | 128.9 ± 35.2** | |
| non-HDL-C (mg/dl) | 125.9 ± 28.0 | 145.8 ± 26.7** | 160.8 ± 30.8** | 107.6 ± 27.4 | 135.8 ± 31.8 | 155.4 ± 36.2**,# | |
| UA (mg/dl) | 4.9 ± 1.2 | 5.4 ± 1.2 | 5.7 ± 1.5 | 5.2 ± 1.5 | 5.9 ± 1.1 | 6.2 ± 1.1 | |
| OA (µg/ml) | 408.1 ± 68.8 | 505.4 ± 60.7* | 755.3 ± 525.6**,## | 487.7 ± 61.1 | 574.2 ± 81.9 | 784.0 ± 186.7**,## | |
| SA (µg/ml) | 177.5 ± 30.3 | 201.6 ± 26.2 | 287.6 ± 181.6**,## | 161.2 ± 21.7 | 184.2 ± 23.7 | 224.7 ± 41.5**,## | |
| OA/SA ratio | 2.31 ± 0.26 | 2.51 ± 0.17** | 2.59 ± 0.19** | 3.04 ± 0.21 | 3.12 ± 0.22 | 3.50 ± 0.53**,## | |
Variables are given as means ± 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 (TG <67 vs 67–106, <67 vs ≥106), ##p<0.01, #p<0.05 (TG 67–106 vs ≥106) by Bonferroni’s multiple comparison test.