Impaired fasting glucose: Pro-diabetic, “atheroprotective” and modified by metabolic syndrome

Table 2 Linear regression analysis for serum lipoprotein(a), by gender

	Men (n = 165)			Women (n = 173)
	β	SE	P value	β	SE	P value
Age (11 yr)	1.05	1.11	0.59	0.78	1.01	0.007
Fasting glucose (24 mg/dL)	0.82	1.12	0.14	0.66	1.18	0.018
Fasting insulin (mIU/L)	0.82	1.28	0.43	0.75	1.32	0.31
Apo A-I/HDL-chol ratio (1 U)	1.06	1.09	0.48	1.08	1.09	0.40
	R2 = 0.01; P = 0.45			R2 = 0.06; P = 0.014

Log-transformed values. In the model with sexes combined, female sex (β =1.38-fold, P = 0.009) and glucose (β = 0.79-fold, P = 0.022) were significant. Apo: Apolipoprotein; HDL: High-density lipoprotein.