Table 2. Multivariate analyses and tests for equality of ORs for fasting and non-fasting hypertriglyceridemia^a .

Characteristics		Fasting hypertriglyceridemia			Non-fasting hypertriglyceridemia			P value for OR equality
		OR	95% CI	P value	OR	95% CI	P value
Males		0.88	0.62–1.24	0.410	1.20	0.92–1.57	0.198	0.052
Age, 10 yr		0.98	0.96–0.98	0.001	0.98	0.98–0.99	0.001	0.388
BMI, 1 kg/m2		1.11	1.07–1.13	< 0.001	1.11	1.07–1.14	< 0.001	0.749
SBP, 10 mmHg		1.08	1.03–1.14	0.003	1.06	1.02–1.11	0.003	0.682
Family history of premature CHD		1.42	0.75–2.80	0.288	1.98	1.11–3.53	0.021	0.371
Family history of stroke								0.368
	None	Reference			Reference
	≥ 60 yr	1.22	0.88–1.90	0.210	1.34	0.99–1.82	0.062
	< 60 yr	0.89	0.52–1.58	0.688	1.34	0.81–2.23	0.251
Medical history
	Stroke or TIA	0.82	0.58–1.18	0.335	0.67	0.50–0.90	0.012	0.218
	CHD	1.00	0.58–1.75	0.998	0.66	0.42–1.03	0.076	0.188
	Hypertension	1.08	0.82–1.42	0.582	0.96	0.75–1.23	0.718	0.361
	Diabetes	1.68	1.30–2.35	0.003	1.71	1.37–2.14	< 0.001	0.951
	Hypercholesterolemia	1.58	1.11–2.20	0.009	1.24	0.94–1.65	0.132	0.198
	Atrial fibrillation	0.98	0.54–1.84	0.962	0.75	0.51–1.11	0.162	0.359
	Ever-smoking	1.42	1.03–2.04	0.038	1.15	0.90–1.48	0.271	0.176
	History of statin use	0.68	0.42–1.01	0.058	0.75	0.54–1.06	0.101	0.498
Sampling interval time, min		1.02	0.96–1.10	0.524	1.04	0.98–1.10	0.192	0.712

OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, BMI = body mass index, SBP = systolic blood pressure, CHD = coronary heart disease, TIA = transient ischemic attack.

^aHypertriglyceridemia was defined as above 150 mg/dL for fasting triglycerides and above 200 mg/dL for non-fasting triglycerides.