Gender-specific association between a novel atherogenic index of plasma, metabolic parameters and inflammation among obese adults

Table 3 The comparison of biochemical variables across different LCI quartiles

Variable	All participants (n = 647)		Quartiles of LCI								P* Value
	All participants (n = 647)		Q1 (n = 161)		Q2 (n = 162)		Q3 (n = 162)		Q4 (n = 162)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
HOMA-IR	3.84	3.32	3.47	2.73	3.88	3.25	4.06	3.99	3.99	3.29	0.448
SBP (mmHg)	120.78	20.32	115.36	14.61	120.80	20.32	122.09	13.39	124.50	14.79	< 0.001
DBP (mmHg)	80.10	11.85	76.92	11.13	80.16	13.18	81.35	10.53	81.82	11.85	0.05
CRP (mg/dl)	4.51	1.39	3.61	1.19	4.25	0.95	4.80	1.24	5.38	1.47	< 0.001
LDL (mg/dl)	122.84	37.72	96.71	31.90	113.32	26.06	131.79	33.78	149.36	36.28	< 0.001
HDL (mg/dl)	43.61	11.24	50.37	12.00	43.78	9.20	42.56	9.48	37.76	10.37	< 0.001
TG (mg/dl)	139.46	85.67	71.45	34.91	112.06	36.17	140.13	44.20	233.79	103.17	< 0.001
TC (mg/dl)	191.30	41.86	159.01	32.95	178.59	26.88	199.63	34.72	227.77	37.55	< 0.001
FBS (mg/dl)	99.69	21.35	91.11	16.67	95.11	21.34	98.45	32.58	99.69	21.35	< 0.001
Insulin (mIU/l)	16.45	18.60	16.34	17.55	15.93	12.06	18.42	29.49	15.17	9.75	0.546

LCI, Lipoprotein combine index; HOMA-IR, Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance; SBP, Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP, Diastolic Blood Pressure; CRP, C-reactive Protein; LDL-C, Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; HDL-C, High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; TG, Triglyceride; TC, Total Cholesterol; FBS, Fasting blood sugar; *P-values for continuous variables are obtained from analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tuky’s post hoc test revealing the significant difference between 4st quartile and other quartiles

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