Figure 2

Comparison of the lipid indices among non-, light, moderate and heavy drinkers in patients with diabetes. The mean levels of variables (A, LDL-C/HDL-C ratio; B, log-transformed TG/HDL-C ratio; C, log-transformed LAP) were calculated after adjustment for age, smoking, regular exercise and drug therapy for diabetes. Body weight was also added to covariates to calculate the means of the variables other than LAP. Symbols denote significant differences from nondrinkers (**, p < 0.01) and light drinkers (†, p < 0.05; ††, p < 0.01).