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Table 4 Mean FBG level according to quartiles of ApoA1, ApoB levels and ApoB/A1 ratio

From: Association of apolipoproteins A1 and B with type 2 diabetes and fasting blood glucose: a cross-sectional study

Variables Quartiles by Apolipoproteins p-Diff p-Trend
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
ApoA1
 n 255 257 257 258   
 FBG, mmol/L
  Model 1 6.891 ± 0.113 5.316 ± 0.113** 5.636 ± 0.113** 5.802 ± 0.113**# < 0.001 < 0.001
  Model 2 6.067 ± 0.078 5.574 ± 0.074** 5.881 ± 0.074# 6.117 ± 0.074## < 0.001 0.184
  Model 3 6.067 ± 0.078 5.575 ± 0.074** 5.880 ± 0.075# 6.117 ± 0.074## < 0.001 0.184
ApoB
 n 262 252 260 253   
 FBG, mmol/L
  Model 1 5.637 ± 0.117 5.842 ± 0.119 6.136 ± 0.117* 6.026 ± 0.119 0.017 0.006
  Model 2 5.728 ± 0.074 5.914 ± 0.075 6.087 ± 0.074* 5.910 ± 0.075 0.009 0.034
  Model 3 5.730 ± 0.075 5.914 ± 0.075 6.087 ± 0.074* 5.908 ± 0.076 0.010 0.038
ApoB/A1 ratio
 n 256 257 258 256   
 FBG, mmol/L
  Model 1 5.622 ± 0.115 5.787 ± 0.114 5.419 ± 0.114 6.814 ± 0.114**#¶ < 0.001 < 0.001
  Model 2 5.906 ± 0.076 5.972 ± 0.074 5.679 ± 0.075# 6.083 ± 0.077 0.002 0.499
  Model 3 5.910 ± 0.077 5.971 ± 0.074 5.678 ± 0.075# 6.080 ± 0.078 0.002 0.533
  1. Model 1 was adjusted for age. Model 2 was adjusted for sex, age, BMI, education, marriage, exercise, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption and hypoglycemic drugs use. Model 3 further adjusted for lipid-lowering drugs use
  2. Apo apolipoprotein, FBG fasting blood glucose, Q quartile. p-Diff: Multiple comparison among quartiles
  3. *p < 0.05 compared with Q1
  4. **p < 0.001 compared with Q1
  5. #p < 0.05 compared with Q2
  6. ##p < 0.001compared with Q2
  7. p < 0.05 compared with Q3
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