Table 2 Characteristics of study variables by lipoprotein lipase quartile groups ^a

N

677

677

677

677

Basic characteristics

Age, y

49.2 ± 12.6

47.9 ± 12.3

48.3 ± 10.1

48.6 ± 11.4

0.213

BMI, kg/m²

25.6 ± 3.8

25.2 ± 3.5

25.3 ± 3.6

25.1 ± 3.1

0.053

Physical activity level

1.49 ± 0.39

1.46 ± 0.47

1.50 ± 0.44

1.47 ± 0.38

0.283

Obesity, n (%)

158 (23.3)

142 (21.0)

135 (19.9)

121 (17.9)

0.093

Metabolic variables

25(OH)D, ng/ml

23.1 ± 6.7

24.6 ± 6.3

26.4 ± 6.2

27.8 ± 7.1

<0.001

FG, mmol/L

5.2 (3.5-11.5)

5.0 (3.3-10.8)

4.9 (2.8-10.7)

4.9 (3.0-11.2)

0.021

PG, mmol/L

8.0 (3.6-13.3)

7.7 (3.5-12.7)

7.6 (3.1-12.1)

7.4 (3.0-12.4)

0.008

HbAlc, %

4.3 (3.2-11.9)

4.2 (3.3-12.5)

4.0 (3.2-11.4)

3.9 (3.2-11.7)

<0.001

Insulin, mU/L

6.0 (1.4-17.6)

5.8 (1.5-17.9)

5.9 (1.6-17.7)

5.8 (1.4-18.1)

0.149

HOMA-IR

1.5 (0.3-6.6)

1.4 (0.4-6.4)

1.4 (0.2-6.0)

1.3 (0.3-5.9)

<0.001

TC, mmol/L

4.8 ± 1.2

4.7 ± 1.1

4.9 ± 1.3

4.8 ± 1.2

0.201

TG, mmol/L

1.9 (0.6-6.2)

1.8 (0.5-6.0)

1.5 (0.7-5.6)

1.5 (0.6-5.9)

<0.001

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.4 (0.7-2.1)

1.4 (0.6-2.4)

1.5 (0.7-2.3)

1.5 (0.8-2.5)

0.032

LDL-C, mmol/L

3.0 (0.7-5.3)

3.0 (0.6-5.1)

2.9 (0.5-4.9)

2.9 (0.5-5.2)

0.068

apoA, mmol/L

1.9 ± 0.4

1.9 ± 0.5

2.0 ± 0.4

2.1 ± 0.5

<0.001

apoB, mmol/L

0.8 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.3

0.8 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.3

0.470

FFAs, μmol/L

776.4 ± 293.2

741.3 ± 295.4

713.2 ± 289.7

685.4 ± 278.5

<0.001