Table 4 Associations of remnant cholesterol with the increasing baPWV along with decreasing ABI beyond LDL-C in sensitivity analyses

RC concentration, + 10 mg/dL

1.220 (1.141–1.304)

1.176 (1.090–1.269)

1.256 (1.179–1.337)

Quartiles of RC

 Quartile 1

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Quartile 2

1.251 (0.980–1.597)

1.311 (1.024–1.679)

1.398 (1.125–1.737)

 Quartile 3

1.305 (1.017–1.675)

1.582 (1.239–2.020)

1.521 (1.228–1.884)

 Quartile 4

1.862 (1.448–2.394)

1.951 (1.527–2.493)

1.789 (1.443–2.217)

RC percentile minus LDL-C percentile

 Concordant

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Discordantly low RC

0.726 (0.585–0.901)

0.747 (0.598–0.934)

0.708 (0.583–0.862)

 Discordantly high RC

1.047 (0.839–1.306)

0.979 (0.785–1.221)

0.970 (0.798–1.179)

Cut-off: LDL-C 130 mg/dL; RC 24 mg/dL

 LDL-C < 130 mg/dL and RC < 24 mg/dL

Reference

Reference

Reference

 LDL-C ≥ 130 mg/dL and RC < 24 mg/dL

1.672 (1.085–2.578)

1.307 (0.896–1.907)

1.190 (0.928–1.525)

 LDL-C < 130 mg/dL and RC ≥ 24 mg/dL

1.446 (1.170–1.787)

1.395 (1.111–1.753)

1.381 (1.154–1.652)

 LDL-C ≥ 130 mg/dL and RC ≥ 24 mg/dL

1.559 (1.255–1.937)

1.385 (1.115–1.720)

1.606 (1.291–1.997)

Cut-off: LDL-C 100 mg/dL; RC 17 mg/dL

 LDL-C < 100 mg/dL and RC < 17 mg/dL

Reference

Reference

Reference

 LDL-C ≥ 100 mg/dL and RC < 17 mg/dL

1.561 (1.07–2.277)

1.259 (0.876–1.810)

1.233 (0.879–1.728)

 LDL-C < 100 mg/dL and RC ≥ 17 mg/dL

1.595 (1.154–2.205)

1.587 (1.129–2.231)

1.551 (1.146–2.100)

 LDL-C ≥ 100 mg/dL and RC ≥ 17 mg/dL

2.026 (1.522–2.696)

1.784 (1.331–2.391)

1.940 (1.489–2.527)