Table 2 Lipid and LDL subfractions profiles based on the TyG index quartiles
Variable | Total (n = 128) | Quartile 1 [7.86– 8.39] (n = 32) | Quartile 2 (8.41– 8.71) (n = 32) | Quartile 3 (8.71– 9.08) (n = 32) | Quartile 4 (9.10– 9.99) (n = 32) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 198.00 (116.00–335.00) | 186.00 (116.00–295.00) | 190.00 (147.00–279.00) | 198.00 (130.00–282.00) | 217.50 (156.00–335.00) | 0.003 |
HDL-C (mg/dL) | 53.50 (33.00–94.00) | 59.50 (38.00–91.00) | 55.00 (36.00–94.00) | 50.00 (34.00–75.00) | 45.50 (33.00–68.00) | < 0.001 |
LDL-C (mg/dL) | 124.50 (68.00–205.00) | 113.00 (70.00–205.00) | 117.00 (75.00–186.00) | 128.00 (68.00–186.00) | 136.50 (73.00–200.00) | 0.001 |
VLDL-C (mg/dL) | 19.53 ± 4.67 | 16.33 ± 3.14 | 18.10 ± 4.04 | 20.02 ± 3.24 | 23.65 ± 4.70 | < 0.001 |
lbLDL-C (mg/dL) | 31.16 (0.71, 54.45) | 33.13 (15.32, 51.99) | 36.30 (14.30, 54.45) | 31.70 (0.71, 46.62) | 23.69 (8.46, 42.78) | < 0.001 |
sdLDL-C (mg/dL) | 3.26 (0.00, 26.18) | 0.85 (0.00, 8.70) | 2.12 (0.00, 18.06) | 4.63 (0.00, 21.48) | 14.21 (4.55, 26.18) | < 0.001 |
Percent sdLDL-C (%) | 8.62 (0.00–60.00) | 2.10 (0.00–18.93) | 5.98 (0.00–55.80) | 12.65 (0.00–44.08) | 38.28 (14.60–60.00) | < 0.001 |
sdLDL-C:lbLDL-C ratio | 0.09 (0.00–1.50) | 0.02 (0.00–0.23) | 0.06 (0.00–1.26) | 0.14 (0.00–0.79) | 0.62 (0.17–1.50) | < 0.001 |
Mean LDL particle size (Å) | 267.55 (244.60–274.80) | 272.10 (262.80–274.80) | 269.05 (250.20–274.80) | 265.80 (255.90–272.40) | 257.65 (244.60–265.90) | < 0.001 |