Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the study population and LMCA fat quartile
Variable | LMCA fat quartile | p value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | ||
Age (years) | 36.9 ± 9.5 | 40.5 ± 9.2 | 42.6 ± 9.8 | 43.4 ± 10.3 | <0.001 |
Smoker (%) | 51 (19.7) | 47 (18.1) | 39 (15.6) | 80 (30.6) | 0.091 |
Hypertension (%) | 34 (12.9) | 41 (15.5) | 53 (20.4) | 59 (22.4) | 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.4 ± 3.9 | 24.7 ± 4.2 | 25.3 ± 3.8 | 26.0 ± 3.1 | 0.014 |
WC (cm) | 87.4 ± 5.9 | 88.1 ± 6.7 | 88.9 ± 6.5 | 90.6 ± 7.1 | <0.001 |
SBP (mmHg) | 122.6 ± 12.1 | 125.1 ± 12.2 | 125.6 ± 11.6 | 127.7 ± 12.2 | <0.001 |
DBP (mmHg) | 74.4 ± 9.3 | 75.6 ± 10.2 | 76.9 ± 10.0 | 78.3 ± 9.5 | <0.001 |
AST (IU/L) | 22.3 ± 7.3 | 23.5 ± 8.1 | 25.2 ± 6.9 | 26.4 ± 7.9 | 0.004 |
ALT (IU/L) | 22.4 ± 8.2 | 25.5 ± 7.5 | 27.1 ± 9.0 | 27.3 ± 8.3 | 0.010 |
GGT(IU/L) | 31.6 ± 9.3 | 36.3 ± 8.6 | 43.5 ± 10.1 | 45.2 ± 11.3 | <0.001 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 188.7 ± 33.8 | 191.3 ± 31.7 | 187.6 ± 34.8 | 190.4 ± 35.9 | 0.901 |
Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 106 ± 21.9 | 116 ± 23.1 | 130 ± 19.4 | 128 ± 21.3 | <0.001 |
HDL-C(mg/dL) | 51.5 ± 11.4 | 49.8 ± 10.4 | 48.6 ± 11.5 | 49.5 ± 11.0 | 0.017 |
LDL-C (mg/dL) | 121.3 ± 32.3 | 123.4 ± 29.1 | 119.1 ± 33.1 | 119.3 ± 33.6 | 0.214 |
Fasting glucose (md/dL) | 90.2 ± 21.8 | 93.8 ± 20.9 | 96.2 ± 22.1 | 97.5 ± 18.6 | <0.001 |
HbA1c (%) | 5.8 ± 1.0 | 5.9 ± 0.9 | 6.0 ± 0.8 | 6.1 ± 0.8 | 0.002 |
Diabetes (%) | 18 (6.9) | 25 (9.5) | 43 (16.4%) | 55 (21.3%) | <0.001 |