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. 2024 Nov 4;14(11):e085035. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085035

Table 3. Decomposition results for inequality in dyslipidaemia components.

Dyslipidaemia components Marginal effect* Elasticity CIk Contribution % Summed %
Hypercholesterolaemia
 Age <50 −0.490 −0.959 0.094 −0.090 10.76 10.76
 Female 0.018 0.030 −0.196 −0.006 7.170 7.170
 Poor −0.250 −0.158 −0.399 0.063 −75.26 322.11
 Middle −0.407 −0.257 0.000 0.000 0.030
 Rich −0.387 −0.245 0.400 −0.098 116.36
 The richest −0.468 −0.296 0.800 −0.237 280.98
Hypertriglyceridaemia
 Age <50 0.000 0.000 0.094 0.000 −0.060 −0.060
 Female −0.795 −1.309 −0.196 0.256 814.05 814.05
 Poor −0.043 −0.027 −0.399 0.011 34.860 −457.15
 Middle −0.108 −0.068 0.000 0.000 −0.020
 Rich −0.129 −0.082 0.400 −0.032 −104.10
 The richest −0.241 −0.152 0.800 −0.122 −387.89
Hyper-LDL
 Age <50 −0.511 −1.238 0.094 −0.117 146.07 146.07
 Female −0.044 −0.092 −0.196 0.017 −22.081 −22.081
 Poor −0.175 −0.138 −0.399 0.055 −68.785 400.14
 Middle −0.322 −0.253 0.000 0.000 0.032
 Rich −0.273 −0.214 0.400 −0.085 106.92
 The richest −0.462 −0.363 0.800 −0.290 361.98
Hypo-HDL
 Age <50 0.194 0.244 0.094 0.023 132.45 132.45
 Female 0.518 0.547 −0.196 −0.107 −615.26 −615.26
 Poor 0.231 0.094 −0.399 −0.0377 −215.98 473.07
 Middle 0.313 0.127 0.000 0.000 0.074
 Rich 0.269 0.109 0.400 0.043 251.47
 The richest 0.234 0.095 0.800 0.076 437.51
*

Marginal effects from the probit model; Aadjusted for BMIbody mass index, WHtRwaist-to-height ratio, physical activity, smoking status, alcohol consumption, and comorbidities.

CIkconcentration index for the predictor variablesHDLhigh-density lipoproteinLDLlow-density lipoprotein