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. 2008 Jun 13;8:210. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-210

Table 5.

Dyslipidemia prevalence odds ratio by the number of protective factors

Number of Protective Factors N* OR (95% CI) P-value Trend<0.001 OR++ (95% CI) P-value Trend = 0.001
0 51 1.00 1.00
1 161 0.78 0.40–1.50 0.45 0.83 0.42–1.62 0.58
2 208 0.96 0.51–1.82 0.90 0.98 0.51–1.90 0.96
3 162 0.51 0.26–1.01 0.05 0.49 0.24–1.00 0.05
≥4 92 0.23 0.09–0.55 0.001 0.24 0.09–0.59 <0.001

*N will vary because of missing data

+Adjusted for age and sex

++Adjusted for age, sex and SES, pre-existing CVD and Kcals/day