Relation between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol/apolipoprotein B ratio and triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in patients with coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study

Table 6 Multi-logistic regression analysis to identify the variables that were independently correlated with changes of the LDL-C/apoB ratio

Variables	95% CI
Variables	OR	Upper	Lower	p value
All cases, n = 445
⊿TG	1.006	1.003	1.009	< 0.0001
⊿FBG	0.999	0.993	1.005	0.749
⊿HbA1c	2.112	0.843	5.259	0.108
Age	0.988	0.971	1.006	0.186
Gender	0.836	0.547	1.277	0.407
BMI	0.982	0.929	1.037	0.503
Cigarette smoking	0.968	0.535	1.751	0.914
Hypertension	1.67	1.008	2.766	0.047
Lipid-modufying treatment	0.972	0.651	1.451	0.889
LDL-C < 100 mg/dL, n = 188
⊿TG	1.007	1.002	1.011	0.004
⊿FBG	1.003	0.993	1.013	0.533
⊿ HbA1c	0.932	0.276	3.144	0.91
Age	0.991	0.962	1.021	0.563
Gender	0.963	0.469	1.978	0.918
BMI	0.877	0.897	1.066	0.604
Cigarette smoking	1.446	0.569	3.671	0.438
Hypertension	1.654	0.7	3.907	0.251
Lipid-modufying treatment	1.335	0.67	2.659	0.412
Lipid-modifying treatment, n = 270
⊿TG	1.005	1.002	1.009	0.003
⊿FBG	0.998	0.991	1.005	0.56
⊿HbA1c	3.06	0.988	9.483	0.053
Age	0.979	0.954	1.006	0.121
Gender	0.825	0.479	1.423	0.489
BMI	0.979	0.911	1.052	0.564
Cigarette smoking	0.735	0.334	1.618	0.444
Hypertension	1.45	0.751	2.799	0.269
No lipid-modifying treatment, n = 175
⊿TG	1.008	1.003	1.013	0.003
⊿FBG	1.002	0.991	1.013	0.73
⊿HbA1c	0.933	0.177	4.924	0.934
Age	0.998	0.975	1.022	0.876
Gender	0.817	0.403	1.022	0.876
BMI	0.989	0.903	1.082	0.805
Cigarette smoking	1.444	0.571	3.654	0.438
Hypertension	2.351	1.033	5.343	0.042

BMI body mass index, eGFR estimated glomelular flow rate; CKD chronic kidney disease, CAD coronary artery disease, AP angina pectoris, OMI old myocardial infarction, Hb hemoglobin, ACE angiotensin-converting enzyme, ARB angiotensin receptor blocker, TC total cholesterol, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein, TG triglyceride, VLDL very LDL, RLP remnant-like particle, apo apolipoprotein, MDA malondealdehyde-modified, WBC white blood count, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, ∆ absolute change from baseline, gender (0: female, 1: male); cigarette smoking (0: no, 1: yes); hypertension (0: no. 1: yes); lipid-modifying treatment (0: no. 1: yes)

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