Research Article
Dietary Glycemic Index, Dietary Glycemic Load, Blood Lipids, and Coronary Heart Disease
Table 2
Mean concentrations of blood lipids by quartiles of dietary glycemic index and dietary glycemic load.
| | Quartiles of dietary glycemic index | Quartiles of dietary glycemic load | | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | for trend | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | for trend |
| | Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | | | | | | | | | | | | Age and sex-adjuste | 190.5 (38.8) | 191.5 (38.3) | 192.3 (39.1) | 193.4 (39.5) | .1 | 188.5 (38.5) | 191.7 (38.9) | 193.1 (39.3) | 189.0 (38.9) | .07 |
| | HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | | | | | | | | | | | | Age and sex-adjuste | 40.5 (10.7) | 40 (10.4) | 39.7 (10.9) | 38.8 (10.0) | .001 | 40.3 (11.7) | 40.1 (10.2) | 39.6 (9.9) | 38.9 (10.1) | .03 |
| | LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | | | | | | | | | | | | Age and sex-adjuste | 114.0 (36.2) | 115.8 (37.0) | 116.3 (37.8) | 118.0 (39.4) | .03 | 114.4 (36.8) | 115.3 (37.1) | 117.4 (36.7) | 114.4 (39.9) | .1 |
| | Triglycerides (mg/dL) | | | | | | | | | | | | Age and sex-adjuste | 152.4 (109.1) | 147.7 (80.7) | 152.4 (90.9) | 158.2 (87.5) | .02 | 144.9 (103.8) | 151.7 (95.8) | 153.8 (83.8) | 155.8 (86.8) | .001 |
| | LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio | | | | | | | | | | | | Age and sex-adjuste | 3.00 (1.2) | 3.09 (1.3) | 3.11 (1.2) | 3.22 (1.3) | .001 | 3.02 (1.4) | 3.07 (1.2) | 3.14 (1.2) | 3.14 (1.3) | .2 |
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