Research Article

Smoking Is a Risk Factor of Coronary Heart Disease through HDL-C in Chinese T2DM Patients: A Mediation Analysis

Table 4

Effect of smoking exposure on fasting blood-glucose (FBG), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), cholesterol (CHO), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and systolic pressure.

Model AModel BModel C
95% CI95% CI95% CI
CPDβLowerUpperStandard ββLowerUpperStandard ββLowerUpperStandard β

FBG−0.026−0.0690.016−0.0740.220−0.027−0.0670.014−0.0750.199−0.026−0.0670.015−0.0730.209
HbA1c0.000−0.0230.022−0.0020.9760.000−0.0220.0230.0010.983−0.001−0.0220.021−0.0040.951
CHO−0.013−0.0280.002−0.1090.093−0.013−0.0270.002−0.1080.092−0.013−0.0280.001−0.1130.073
HDL-C−0.006−0.009−0.004−0.323<0.001−0.006−0.008−0.004−0.316<0.001−0.006−0.008−0.004−0.312<0.001
Systolic pressure0.044−0.2650.1760.0250.6930.041−0.2550.1740.0230.7110.031−0.2410.1800.0180.775

Time of smoking
FBG−0.029−0.0690.011−0.0860.151−0.013−0.0530.027−0.0390.516−0.016−0.0560.024−0.0460.440
HbA1c0.001−0.0190.0220.0090.8890.006−0.0150.0270.0370.5850.000−0.0210.020−0.0020.970
CHO−0.011−0.0250.003−0.1030.112−0.006−0.0200.008−0.0520.427−0.008−0.0220.006−0.0700.282
HDL-C−0.005−0.007−0.002−0.245<0.001−0.004−0.006−0.002−0.223<0.001−0.004−0.007−0.002−0.231<0.001
Systolic pressure−0.006−0.2230.211−0.0030.958−0.077−0.2930.138−0.0450.480−0.052−0.2640.160−0.0300.631

Cumulative smoking
FBG−0.020−0.0490.010−0.0780.194−0.011−0.0400.018−0.0460.439−0.011−0.0400.018−0.0430.467
HbA1c−0.004−0.0190.012−0.0290.652−0.002−0.0170.014−0.0130.843−0.002−0.0170.013−0.0160.796
CHO−0.009−0.0190.002−0.1050.105−0.006−0.0160.004−0.0720.265−0.006−0.0160.004−0.0770.230
HDL-C−0.002−0.0050.000−0.1410.058−0.002−0.0050.000−0.1340.059−0.002−0.0050.000−0.1280.051
Systolic pressure0.010−0.1440.1630.0080.9010.019−0.1700.1320.0150.8070.021−0.1690.1260.0180.776

Model A: crude model; Model B: adjusted for age, sex, occupation, and region; Model C: adjusted for age, sex, occupation, region, drinking, BMI, WC, and duration of diabetes; and CPD: cigarettes per day.