Lipids as the link between central obesity and diabetes: perspectives from mediation analysis

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Table 4 Association of WC/WHtR with lipid parameters

	β (95%CI)	P-value	β (95%CI)	P-value
	WC		WHtR
TC	0.02 (0.02, 0.03)	< 0.001	0.04 (0.03, 0.05)	< 0.001
TG	0.03 (0.03, 0.03)	< 0.001	0.04 (0.04, 0.05)	< 0.001
HDL-C	-0.09 (-0.10, -0.09)	< 0.001	-0.14 (-0.14, -0.13)	< 0.001
LDL-C	0.05 (0.04, 0.05)	< 0.001	0.07 (0.06, 0.07)	< 0.001
Non-HDL-C	0.05 (0.04, 0.05)	< 0.001	0.07 (0.06, 0.07)	< 0.001
RC	0.07 (0.07, 0.08)	< 0.001	0.11 (0.10, 0.11)	< 0.001
TC/HDL-C ratio	0.15 (0.14, 0.16)	< 0.001	0.22 (0.21, 0.23)	< 0.001
TG/HDL-C ratio	0.03 (0.03, 0.03)	< 0.001	0.04 (0.04, 0.05)	< 0.001
LDL/HDL-C ratio	0.06 (0.06, 0.07)	< 0 0.001	0.10 (0.09, 0.10)	< 0.001
Non-HDL/HDL-C ratio	0.07 (0.06, 0.07)	< 0.001	0.10 (0.09, 0.10)	< 0.001
RC/HDL-C ratio	0.06 (0.05, 0.06)	< 0.001	0.08 (0.08, 0.09)	< 0.001

Abbreviations: β: regression coefficient; CI: confidence interval; other abbreviations as in Table 1
Adjusting variables: sex, age, height, fatty liver, habit of exercise, smoking status and drinking status, SBP, FPG, HbA1c, ALT, AST and GGT

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