Association of the Apolipoprotein B/Apolipoprotein A-I Ratio, Metabolic Syndrome Components, Total Cholesterol, and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol with Insulin Resistance in the Population of Georgia

Table 4

Comparison of ApoB and ApoB/ApoA-I ratio with LDL-C among HOMA2-IR quartiles in women and men.

Gender	Quartiles	Subjects 𝑛 (%)	ApoB	ApoB/ApoA-I ratio	LDL-C
Female	1 (<1.0)	163 (25)	0.48	0.52	2.33
	2 (1.0–1.29)	162 (24.8)	0.71	0.62	2.64
	3 (1.30–2.29)	166 (25.4)	0.77	0.71	2.89
	4 (≥2.30)	162 (24.8)	1.01	1	3.09
Male	1 (<1.10)	218 (25.1)	0.64	0.66	2.45
	2 (1.10–1.49)	216 (24.9)	0.84	0.76	2.82
	3 (1.50–2.89)	225 (25.8)	0.87	0.86	3.16
	4 (≥2.90)	210 (24.2)	1.11	1.12	3.85

Quartiles: HOMA2-IR quartiles with ranges, ApoB: apolipoprotein B, ApoB/ApoA-I ratio: apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A-I ratio, and HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.