Characteristics of study population.

Data are means ± S.D. or medians (interquartile ranges) for skewed variables, or numbers (proportions) for categorical variables. Linear or logistic regression is applied to analyze trend differences across apoB groups. Skewed variables are logarithmically transformed before analysis.
aUnadjusted.
bAdjusted for age, sex.
Abbreviations: ApoB, apolipoprotein B; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; HC, hip circumference; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TG, triglycerides; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; ApoA-I, apolipoprotein A-I; CIMT, carotid intima-media thickness.