Skip to main content
. 2023 Sep 18;32(3):224–235. doi: 10.7570/jomes22032

Table 5.

Least squares means and 95% confidence intervals for circulating levels of triglycerides and cholesterol according to sleep duration and other factors in the FiLWHEL study

Variable LS means (95% CI) (hr/day)* P trend P interaction
<5 5–6 6–7 >8
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
Age (yr) 0.244
≤ 33 (n =189) 73.74 (60.47–89.92) 80.74 (70.03–93.09) 81.25 (71.16–92.76) 96.90 (76.16–123.28) 0.124
> 33 (n =212) 87.61 (71.87–106.81) 89.06 (75.10–105.62) 88.48 (73.81–106.06) 114.79 (86.81–151.79) 0.242
BMI (kg/m2) 0.182
< 25 (n =282) 71.81 (61.02–84.51) 71.63 (62.63–81.92) 79.15 (70.07–89.41) 92.65 (74.78–114.80) 0.016
≥ 25 (n =119) 100.28 (78.65–127.87) 109.17 (91.51–130.24) 98.45 (79.47–121.96) 117.72 (85.56–161.97) 0.822
Energy (kcal) 0.328
≤ 1,635 (n =199) 85.93 (70.35–104.96) 78.81 (68.17–91.12) 86.14 (75.01–98.92) 101.92 (81.84–126.93) 0.156
> 1,635 (n =202) 79.14 (65.33–95.87) 92.12 (78.55–108.03) 86.75 (74.00–101.70) 111.40 (82.39–150.62) 0.164
Current alcohol drinker 0.048
Yes (n =157) 72.81 (61.60–86.05) 82.96 (73.10–94.15) 83.03 (73.15–94.26) 106.24 (84.02–134.33) 0.025
No (n =244) 105.59 (78.72–141.63) 93.84 (73.10–120.47) 96.63 (76.20–122.53) 113.83 (81.75–158.49) 0.797
Ever smoker 0.212
Yes (n =36) 74.34 (65.45–84.43) 74.24 (67.98–81.08) 77.16 (71.07–83.76) 90.73 (76.92–107.02) 0.081
No (n =365) 77.83 (50.39–120.21) 90.32 (64.43–126.61) 91.50 (66.12–126.62) 110.24 (50.05–242.80) 0.447
Total cholesterols (mg/dL)
Age (yr) 0.425
≤ 33 (n =189) 164.68 (151.96–178.46) 171.80 (162.18–182.00) 174.88 (165.74–184.53) 180.79 (163.98–199.30) 0.097
> 33 (n =212) 180.88 (166.15–196.92) 183.22 (170.30–197.11) 182.67 (169.01–197.44) 196.69 (174.48–221.72) 0.364
BMI (kg/m2) 0.672
< 25 (n =282) 173.87 (161.98–186.63) 177.65 (167.57–188.33) 183.60 (174.11–193.59) 187.57 (170.87–205.90) 0.404
≥ 25 (n =119) 174.37 (158.44–191.90) 185.89 (173.40–199.28) 177.86 (163.46–193.52) 191.09 (168.50–216.70) 0.542
Energy (kcal) 0.937
≤ 1,635 (n =199) 187.18 (172.15–203.53) 186.60 (175.60–198.27) 188.73 (178.12–199.98) 192.07 (175.21–210.54) 0.329
> 1,635 (n =202) 167.12 (154.47–180.82) 176.61 (165.43–188.56) 176.91 (165.73–188.85) 186.53 (164.79–211.13) 0.107
Current alcohol drinker 0.930
Yes (n =157) 177.94 (166.28–190.42) 180.07 (171.07–189.55) 179.74 (170.74–189.22) 190.56 (173.27–209.58) 0.390
No (n =244) 165.67 (145.53–188.60) 177.98 (159.40–198.72) 182.72 (164.54–202.91) 187.24 (161.79–216.70) 0.032
Ever smoker 0.821
Yes (n =36) 166.71 (157.86–176.07) 171.82 (165.45–178.43) 175.00 (168.94–181.27) 177.34 (165.23–190.35) 0.081
No (n =365) 183.11 (153.77–218.04) 198.79 (173.56–227.67) 171.15 (150.21–195.00) 236.97 (172.57–325.41) 0.928

*Models were adjusted for age (years, continuous), education (associate vocational or less, college graduate or more), vigorous activity (yes, no), smoking (never, ever), health-related quality of life (continuous), coffee intake (< 0.5, 0.5–< 2, ≥ 2 cups/day), carbohydrate intake (g/day, continuous), and energy intake (kcal/day, continuous); Continuous variables were dichotomized based on median values; Models were adjusted for age (years, continuous), education (associate vocational or less, college graduate or more), vigorous activity (yes, no), health-related quality of life (continuous), coffee intake (< 0.5, 0.5–< 2, ≥ 2 cups/day), carbohydrate intake (g/day, continuous), and energy intake (kcal/day, continuous).

FiLWHEL, Filipino Women’s Diet and Health Study; LS, least square; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index.