Key result
Serum apolipoprotein B was independently associated with elevated carotid intima-media thickness (OR 1.23 per standard deviation increment) in Chinese adults with normal glucose tolerance.
Why the study?
Are serum apoB and the apoB/apoA-I ratio associated with elevated carotid intima-media thickness in adults with normal glucose tolerance?
Cross-Sectional (n=6,069)
Are serum apoB and the apoB/apoA-I ratio associated with elevated carotid intima-media thickness in adults with normal glucose tolerance?
Odds Ratio: 1.23 (95% CI 1–1.51)
p-value: p=0.049
Serum apoB and the apoB/apoA-I ratio are independently associated with elevated carotid intima-media thickness in adults with normal glucose tolerance, suggesting they may be better markers of early atherosclerosis than traditional lipids.
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Huang et al. (2013) conducted a cross-sectional in Normal glucose tolerance (n=6,069). Serum apolipoprotein B vs. Lower levels of apolipoprotein B was evaluated on Elevated Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (≥0.7 mm) (OR 1.23, 95% CI 1.00-1.51, p=0.049). Serum apolipoprotein B was independently associated with elevated carotid intima-media thickness (OR 1.23 per standard deviation increment) in Chinese adults with normal glucose tolerance.
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