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Table 4 Estimated increments in each risk variable per 1 standard deviation of ln LAP or ln BMI. Population estimates derived for US adults from NHANES III (1988–1994) with adjustments for sex and race-ethnicity.

Dependent variable	Age (years) range	Mean outcome value, units	Observations (N) used in analyses	Increment (SE) per 1 SD in ln LAP	Increment (SE) per 1 SD in ln BMI
Total cholesterol	18–49	4.96 mmol/L	5597	0.413 (0.023)	0.225 (0.018)***
	50+	5.75 mmol/L	3582	0.320 (0.024)	0.089 (0.022)***
HDL cholesterol	18–49	1.29 mmol/L	5571	-0.152 (0.008)	-0.111 (0.007)**
	50+	1.32 mmol/L	3570	-0.187 (0.009)	-0.109 (0.010)***
LDL cholesterol	18–49	3.09 mmol/L	3858	0.326 (0.023)	0.220 (0.021)**
	50+	3.62 mmol/L	2754	0.146 (0.031)	0.058 (0.026)
Total cholesterol/HDL cholest.	18–49	4.16 mmol/L	5570	0.905 (0.040)	0.584 (0.033)***
	50+	4.74 mmol/L	3570	0.930 (0.042)	0.383 (0.042)***
Apolipo-protein B	18–49	0.97 g/L	2668†	0.123 (0.006)	0.074 (0.007)***
	50+	1.16 g/L	1807†	0.115 (0.010)	0.056 (0.007)***
ApoB/ApoA1	18–49	0.717	2642†	0.115 (0.006)	0.074 (0.006)***
	50+	0.810	1801†	0.109 (0.009)	0.069 (0.006)**
LDL cholesterol/ApoB	18–49	3.15 mmol/g	1813†	-0.090 (0.017)	-0.013 (0.012)**
	50+	3.19 mmol/g	1393†	-0.160 (0.018)	-0.066 (0.022)**
Uric acid	18–49	315 μmol/L	5524	27 (1)	25 (1)
	50+	334 μmol/L	3506	30 (2)	23 (2)*
Systolic blood pressure	18–49	115.1 mm Hg	5594	3.8 (0.2)	3.9 (0.2)
	50+	134.1 mm Hg	3580	3.1 (0.3)	2.0 (0.4)
Diastolic blood pressure	18–49	72.9 mm Hg	5592	3.7 (0.2)	3.3 (0.2)
	50+	75.5 mm Hg	3580	2.0 (0.2)	2.0 (0.2)
Heart rate	18–49	73.4 bpm	5482	2.4 (0.3)	1.8 (0.2)
	50+	74.1 bpm	3493	2.2 (0.3)	1.2 (0.3)

* p < 0.01, ** p < 0.001, *** p < 0.0001, indicating significantly different beta coefficients for ln LAP and ln BMI.
† Lipoprotein data obtained only during phase 1 of NHANES III.

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