Table 3.
Baseline lipid parameters of study participants according to PWV quartiles.
| Pulse wave velocity (PWV), m/s | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Q1 (<6.3) | Q2 (6.3–7.4) | Q3 (7.5–8.8) | Q4 (>8.8) | P value |
| TC (mg/dL) | 188.2 ± 41.3 | 203.2 ± 40.1 | 205.5 ± 46.7 | 206.7 ± 43.5 | <0.001 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 153.3 ± 112.9 | 168.6 ± 99.1 | 170.3 ± 99.5 | 179.1 ± 127.7 | 0.013 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 47.9 ± 12.0 | 47.8 ± 11.7 | 48.7 ± 12.5 | 48.8 ± 12.4 | 0.51 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 111.1 ± 35.4 | 122.3 ± 33.6 | 123.0 ± 37.7 | 125.1 ± 36.8 | <0.001 |
| NonHDL-C (mg/dl) | 141.4 ± 40.9 | 156.1 ± 36.8 | 157.3V42.3 | 159.3 ± 47.7 | <0.001 |
| TC/HDL-C | 4.1 ± 1.2 | 4.4 ± 1.2 | 4.4 ± 1.2 | 4.4 ± 1.2 | 0.001 |
| TG/HDL-C | 3.6 ± 0.18 | 3.9 ± 0.17 | 3.8 ± 0.13 | 4.1 ± 0.22 | 0.02 |
| LDL-C/HDL-C | 2.3 ± 0.9 | 2.6 ± 0.9 | 2.6 ± 0.9 | 2.6 ± 1.0 | 0.001 |
| Non–HDL-C/HDL-C | 3.1 ± 1.2 | 3.4 ± 1.1 | 3.4 ± 1.2 | 3.4 ± 1.1 | 0.001 |