Table 3.

Associations between serum cholesterol profiles and depressive symptoms among adults (n 7198) aged 20–88 years, Fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES V, 2010–2012)

	Depressive symptoms
	Model 1*			Model 2†
Cholesterol profile	OR	95 % CI	P value	OR	95 % CI	P value‡
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)
≥240	1·32	0·93, 1·85	0·117	1·30	0·91, 1·85	0·146
<240§	1·00			1·00
TAG (mg/dl)
≥200	0·97	0·72, 1·29	0·557	1·04	0·77, 1·43	0·785
<200§	1·00			1·00
HDL-C (mg/dl)
<40	0·87	0·65, 1·16	0·350	1·14	0·83, 1·55	0·423
≥40§	1·00			1·00

HDL-C, HDL cholesterol.

^*Unadjusted.

^†Adjusted for age, sex, BMI, alcohol consumption, smoking status, regular exercise, income level, education level, marital status, changes in body weight, perceived body shape and season of the examination date.

^‡A multiple logistic regression model was used.

^§Reference group.