| |
All patients
|
Q I
|
Q II
|
Q III
|
Q IV
|
Q V
|
P
|
---|
n
| |
585
|
117
|
117
|
117
|
117
|
117
| |
log
(TG). HDL-C
-1
| |
0.053
|
0.032
|
0.042
|
0.050
|
0.060
|
0.082
|
~
|
age
|
years
|
65 (12)
|
67 (12)
|
67 (12)
|
63 (12)
|
65 (12)
|
63 (10)
|
0.0083
|
smoking *
|
%
|
36/64
|
41/59
|
44/56
|
40/60
|
31/69
|
24/76
|
0.0010
|
ethanol
|
U.week-1
|
16 (23)
|
21 (25)
|
19 (21)
|
16 (24)
|
14 (21)
|
11 (25)
|
0.0093
|
LT physical activity **
|
%
|
60/40
|
55/45
|
53/47
|
58/42
|
67/33
|
68/32
|
0.0072
|
LT screen watching ***
|
hr.day-1
|
3.1 (1.8)
|
2.7 (1.8)
|
2.8 (1.6)
|
2.8 (1.6)
|
3.0 (1.5)
|
4.0 (2.2)
|
<0.0001
|
BMI
|
kg.m-2
|
28.8 (5.1)
|
26.5 (4.9)
|
27.9 (4.5)
|
29.2 (5.0)
|
30.1 (5.0)
|
30.4 (5.3)
|
<0.0001
|
waist circumference
|
cm
|
105 (13)
|
98 (13)
|
103 (11)
|
105 (12)
|
109 (12)
|
109 (13)
|
<0.0001
|
conicity index
|
m2.kg-1
|
1.35 (0.08)
|
1.33 (0.08)
|
1.35 (0.07)
|
1.36 (0.08)
|
1.37 (0.07)
|
1.37 (0.08)
|
0.0002
|
fat mass
|
%
|
27.4 (6.2)
|
25.0 (6.7)
|
26.9 (6.0)
|
27.5 (6.5)
|
28.6 (5.5)
|
28.8 (5.6)
|
<0.0001
|
visceral fat
|
0 - 30
|
14 (5)
|
12 (5)
|
13 (4)
|
14 (5)
|
15 (4)
|
15 (5)
|
<0.0001
|
liver steatosis
|
%
|
68
|
50
|
61
|
69
|
72
|
83
|
<0.0001
|
insulinaemia
|
pmol.l-1
|
113 (77)
|
80 (47)
|
103 (67)
|
122 (98)
|
125 (83)
|
132 (71)
|
<0.0001
|
HOMA S
|
%
|
53 (34)
|
69 (39)
|
61 (40)
|
50 (30)
|
49 (30)
|
39 (23)
|
<0.0001
|
HOMA product (B × S)
|
%
|
28.5 (18.2)
|
35.7 (21.6)
|
31.1 (16.2)
|
26.7 (15.8)
|
26.7 (16.2)
|
22.5 (16.5)
|
<0.0001
|
(B × S) loss rate
|
%.yr-1
|
1.29 (0.45)
|
1.15 (0.50)
|
1.18 (0.33)
|
1.38 (0.52)
|
1.28 (0.40)
|
1.44 (0.39)
|
<0.0001
|
metabolic syndrome
|
%
|
76
|
36
|
67
|
83
|
95
|
97
|
<0.0001
|
metabolic syndrome score
|
1/5 to 5/5
|
3.4
|
2.3
|
2.9
|
3.5
|
4.0
|
4.4
|
<0.0001
|
statin/fibrate
|
%
|
54/21
|
49/9
|
51/11
|
59/21
|
57/16
|
56/46
|
NS/<0.0001
|
macroangiopathy
|
%
|
40
|
29
|
38
|
44
|
40
|
48
|
0.006
|
CAD
|
%
|
29
|
15
|
32
|
32
|
31
|
33
|
0.0097
|
TIA/stroke
|
%
|
9
|
5
|
5
|
10
|
10
|
13
|
0.0129
|
PAD
|
%
|
12
|
15
|
13
|
11
|
8
|
14
|
NS
|
- Results are expressed as means (1 SD) or proportions (%). *: never vs. former/current; **: no leisure-time (LT) physical activity (PA) vs. any level of LT-PA. CAD: coronary artery disease; BMI: body mass index; HOMA B & S: beta-cell function and insulin sensitivity from homeostatic model assessment; PAD: peripheral artery disease; Q: quintile; TIA: transient ischaemic attack. NS: not significant.