Table 2 Association of lipoprotein (LP) subclasses with augmentation index (Al) quartiles in study population (expressed as IQR)

TC [mg/dL]

0.1639*

1.30 (0.99–1.71)

1.21 (0.91–1.60)

TG-c [mg/dL]

0.0000

.99 (0.77–1.27)

0.97 (0.74–1.26)

HDL-c [mg/dL]

0.2298**

1.56 (1.19–2.04)

1.19 (0.89–1.60)

LDL-c [mg/dL]

0.0524

1.07 (0.82–1.40)

1.11 (0.84–1.46)

Non-HDL-c [mg/dL]

0.0755

1.18 (0.91–1.54)

1.23 (0.93–1.61)

Total LDL-p [nmol/L]

0.1093

1.31 (1.0–1.73)

1.42 (1.07–1.89)

Very Small LDL-p [nmol/L]

0.0150

1.18 (0.90–1.54)

1.27 (0.97–1.67)

Small LDL-p [nmol/L]

0.0133

1.12 (0.86–1.47)

1.26 (0.95–1.66)

Medium LDL-p [nmol/L]

0.0605

1.23 (0.93–1.61)

1.37 (1.03–1.82)

Large LDL-p [nmol/L]

0.1837*

1.44 (1.10–1.89)

1.40 (1.05–1.86)

Small IDL-p [nmol/L]

0.2643**

1.50 (1.13–1.98)

1.40 (1.05–1.87)

Large IDL-p [nmol/L]

0.1707*

1.41 (1.05–1.88)

1.49 (1.11–2.00)

Total HDL-p [nmol/L]

0.2747**

1.48 (1.10–1.99)

1.41 (1.03–1.94)

Small HDL-p [nmol/L]

0.2507**

1.45 (1.09–1.93)

1.40 (1.03–1.90)

Large HDL-p [nmol/L]

0.2658**

1.48 (1.10–2.00)

1.37 (1.00–1.89)

Small VLDL-p [nmol/L]

0.1203

1.32 (0.99–1.77)

1.43 (1.06–1.94)

Medium VLDL-p [nmol/L]

0.0451

1.19 (0.90–1.57)

1.30 (0.97–1.74)

Large VLDL-p [nmol/L]

− 0.0052

1.13 (0.85–1.50)

1.16 (0.87–1.55)