Table 2.
Multinomial logistic regression for the association between socio-economic status and the number of components of dyslipidemia in a population-based study
| Characteristics | Socio-economic status, adjusted OR* (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D+E | C | B | A | |
| Men | – | – | – | – |
| No dyslipidemia | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
| 1 factor for dyslipidemia | 1 (reference) | 1.34 (0.71 to 2.55) | 0.85 (0.49 to 1.99) | 1.12 (0.43 to 5.17) |
| 2 factors for dyslipidemia | 1 (reference) | 1.33 (0.73 to 2.42) | 1.15 (0.55 to 2.79) | 1.34 (0.78 to 2.72) |
| 3 factors for dyslipidemia | 1 (reference) | 1.65 (0.85 to 3.12) | 1.12 (0.53 to 2.92) | 1.52 (0.88 to 3.49) |
| 4 factors for dyslipidemia | 1 (reference) | 2.32 (1.02 to 5.25) | 2.26 (1.01 to 5.04) | 2.99 (1.23 to 5.07) |
| Women | – | – | – | – |
| No dyslipidemia | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
| 1 factor for dyslipidemia | 1 (reference) | 0.79 (0.42 to 1.58) | 1.04 (0.57 to 2.33) | 1.15 (0.67 to 2.58) |
| 2 factors for dyslipidemia | 1 (reference) | 1.75 (0.78 to 4.99) | 1.67 (0.80 to 3.82) | 2.02 (0.89 to 5.63) |
| 3 factors for dyslipidemia | 1 (reference) | 1.21 (0.54 to 3.35) | 1.66 (0.89 to 3.45) | 1.87 (0.90 to 4.13) |
| 4 factors for dyslipidemia | 1 (reference) | 1.76 (0.60 to 5.13) | 2.40 (1.17 to 5.31) | 2.31 (1.09 to 5.83) |
We divided participants into five categories based on the number of altered blood lipids.
*Adjusted for age, BMI, education level, smoking and hypertension. We only consider total cholesterol, HDL-c, LDL-c and TG as factors for dyslipidemia.