Table 5.

Multivariate-adjusted OR of TC increase or non-decrease after T2D diagnosis among users of lipid-lowering drugs.

	Among users of lipid-lowering drugs
	Low–middle or low–high vs. low–low (ref.)	Middle–middle or middle–high vs. middle–low (ref.)	high–high vs high–middle or high–low (ref.)
Age, years
< 60	1.00 (ref.)	1.00 (ref.)	1.00 (ref.)
≥ 60	0.76 (0.61–0.95)	0.93 (0.83–1.05)	0.98 (0.83–1.16)
Sex
Men	1.00 (ref.)	1.00 (ref.)	1.00 (ref.)
Women	1.88 (1.44–2.46)	1.43 (1.24–1.65)	1.32 (1.08–1.60)
Socioeconomic status
1st quartile (lowest)	1.05 (0.75–1.46)	1.08 (0.90–1.29)	1.28 (1.01–1.64)
2nd quartile	1.01 (0.74–1.37)	1.11 (0.94–1.29)	1.16 (0.93–1.45)
3rd quartile	0.88 (0.67–1.15)	1.02 (0.89–1.18)	1.25 (1.02–1.52)
4th quartile (highest)	1.00 (ref.)	1.00 (ref.)	1.00 (ref.)
BMI, kg/m2
< 25	1.00 (ref.)	1.00 (ref.)	1.00 (ref.)
≥ 25	1.02 (0.83–1.28)	0.90 (0.80–1.01)	0.98 (0.83–1.15)
Smoking status
Non-smoker	1.00 (ref.)	1.00 (ref.)	1.00 (ref.)
Smoker	1.38 (1.02–1.88)	0.99 (0.84–1.15)	1.34 (1.07–1.68)
Physical activity, per week
None	1.34 (0.86–2.10)	1.19 (0.94–1.51)	1.50 (1.08–2.09)
1–2	1.21 (0.75–1.94)	1.11 (0.86–1.43)	1.35 (0.95–1.92)
3–4	0.81 (0.49–1.35)	0.99 (0.76–1.30)	1.46(1.00–2.13)
5–6	0.74 (0.40–1.39)	0.77 (0.56–1.05)	0.92 (0.81–1.19)
7	1.00 (ref.)	1.00 (ref.)	1.00 (ref.)
Alcohol consumption, per week
No	1.00 (ref.)	1.00 (ref.)	1.00 (ref.)
Yes	1.34 (1.03–1.75)	0.92 (0.80–1.05)	0.98 (0.81–1.19)
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg
< 120	1.00 (ref.)	1.00 (ref.)	1.00 (ref.)
120–129.9	1.15 (0.83–1.59)	1.09 (0.92–1.13)	0.81 (0.64–1.02)
≥ 130	1.53 (1.16–2.01)	1.23 (1.07–1.42)	1.20 (0.99–1.47)
Fasting serum glucose, mg/dL
< 100	1.00 (ref.)	1.00 (ref.)	1.00 (ref.)
100–125.9	1.11 (0.83–1.49)	1.14 (0.98–1.33)	1.39 (1.10–1.76)
≥ 126	1.46 (1.08–2.00)	1.70 (1.45–1.99)	2.00 (1.59–2.52)

TC total cholesterol, OR odds ratio.