Table 2 Characteristics of subjects according to quartiles of VFA-to-LMM ratio

 No. of subjects

367

365

369

368

 BMI, kg/m²

22.6 ± 2.4

25.2 ± 2.2

26.1 ± 2.1

29.0 ± 3.1

< .0001

 FPG, mmol/L

5.1 (4.8, 5.5) ^c

5.2 (4.9, 5.6)

5.4 (5.0, 5.9)

5.6 (5.1, 6.6)

< .0001

 TG, mmol/L

1.0 (0.7, 1.4)

1.3 (1.0, 1.7)

1.5 (1.1, 2.1)

1.7 (1.2, 2.3)

< .0001

 LDL-C, mmol/L

2.5 ± 0.5

2.7 ± 0.5

2.7 ± 0.5

2.8 ± 0.6

< .0001

 HDL-C, mmol/L

1.4 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.2

1.3 ± 0.2

1.3 ± 0.2

< .0001

 Uric acid, μmol/L

355.6 ± 68.8

363.6 ± 75.2

366.0 ± 74.4

378.0 ± 77.3

< .0001

 No. of subjects

481

482

480

481

 BMI, kg/m²

20.0 ± 1.8

22.0 ± 2.1

23.9 ± 2.2

26.6 ± 3.1

< .0001

 FPG, mmol/L

4.9 (4.7, 5.2)

5.1 (4.8, 5.4)

5.1 (4.9, 5.5)

5.4 (5.0, 6.0)

< .0001

 TG, mmol/L

0.8 (0.6, 1.0)

0.9 (0.7, 1.3)

1.1 (0.8, 1.5)

1.4 (1.0, 1.9)

< .0001

 LDL-C, mmol/L

2.5 ± 0.5

2.6 ± 0.5

2.8 ± 0.6

3.0 ± 0.7

< .0001

 HDL-C, mmol/L

1.7 ± 0.3

1.6 ± 0.3

1.5 ± 0.3

1.5 ± 0.3

< .0001

 Uric acid, μmol/L

248.8 ± 47.1

263.4 ± 52.1

276.1 ± 58.7

301.3 ± 64.8

< .0001