American Diabetes Association

Table 1—

Lipid and lipoprotein concentrations for nondiabetic and diabetic participants in the Framingham Heart Study (Offspring Exam 4)

Variable	Nondiabetic	Diabetic	Difference (%)	P
Women
n	1,499	68
Age (years)	51 ± 10	57 ± 9	+12	<0.0001
BMI (kg/m²)	26 ± 5	31 ± 7	+19	<0.0001
TC (mmol/l)	5.3 ± 1.0	5.8 ± 1.2	+10	<0.0004
TG (mmol/l)	1.2 ± 0.8	2.9 ± 3.7	+146	<0.0001^*
LDLC (mmol/l)	3.3 ± 0.9	3.6 ± 1.0	+9	<0.03
HDLC (mmol/l)	1.5 ± 0.4	1.1 ± 0.4	−26	<0.0001
RLPC (mmol/l)	0.18 ± 0.11	0.37 ± 0.55	+106	<0.0001^*
RLPTG (mmol/l)	0.22 ± 0.36	1.05 ± 2.78	+385	<0.0001^*
Men
n	1,357	121
Age (years)	52 ± 10	59 ± 9	+13	<0.0001
BMI (kg/m²)	28 ± 4	29 ± 5	+4	<0.0001
TC (mmol/l)	5.3 ± 0.9	5.4 ± 1.2	+1	NS
TG (mmol/l)	1.5 ± 1.1	2.2 ± 1.6	+41	<0.0001^*
LDLC (mmol/l)	3.5 ± 0.9	3.4 ± 1.1	−2	NS
HDLC (mmol/l)	1.1 ± 0.3	1.0 ± 0.3	−11	<0.0002
RLPC (mmol/l)	0.22 ± 0.16	0.28 ± 0.26	+28	<0.0005^*
RLPTG (mmol/l)	0.36 ± 0.55	0.61 ± 1.02	+70	<0.0001^*

Variable	Nondiabetic	Diabetic	Difference (%)	P
Women
n	1,499	68
Age (years)	51 ± 10	57 ± 9	+12	<0.0001
BMI (kg/m²)	26 ± 5	31 ± 7	+19	<0.0001
TC (mmol/l)	5.3 ± 1.0	5.8 ± 1.2	+10	<0.0004
TG (mmol/l)	1.2 ± 0.8	2.9 ± 3.7	+146	<0.0001^*
LDLC (mmol/l)	3.3 ± 0.9	3.6 ± 1.0	+9	<0.03
HDLC (mmol/l)	1.5 ± 0.4	1.1 ± 0.4	−26	<0.0001
RLPC (mmol/l)	0.18 ± 0.11	0.37 ± 0.55	+106	<0.0001^*
RLPTG (mmol/l)	0.22 ± 0.36	1.05 ± 2.78	+385	<0.0001^*
Men
n	1,357	121
Age (years)	52 ± 10	59 ± 9	+13	<0.0001
BMI (kg/m²)	28 ± 4	29 ± 5	+4	<0.0001
TC (mmol/l)	5.3 ± 0.9	5.4 ± 1.2	+1	NS
TG (mmol/l)	1.5 ± 1.1	2.2 ± 1.6	+41	<0.0001^*
LDLC (mmol/l)	3.5 ± 0.9	3.4 ± 1.1	−2	NS
HDLC (mmol/l)	1.1 ± 0.3	1.0 ± 0.3	−11	<0.0002
RLPC (mmol/l)	0.22 ± 0.16	0.28 ± 0.26	+28	<0.0005^*
RLPTG (mmol/l)	0.36 ± 0.55	0.61 ± 1.02	+70	<0.0001^*

Data are means ± SD, unless otherwise indicated.

Measures are not normally distributed and were log-transformed for statistical analysis. TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride.