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. 2008 Oct 24;7:40. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-7-40

Table 3.

Age-specific prevalence rates (%) and trends in dyslipidaemia in various studies

Lipid Parameters

JHW-1
(n = 276)
JHW-2
(n = 926)
JHW-3
(n = 374)
JHW-4
(n = 500)
Linear curve-estimation regression coefficient. Multiple R
(p value)
Cholesterol ≥200 mg/dl
20–29 12 (17.6) 46 (24.6) 11 (13.4) 16 (17.0) 0.034 (0.088)
30–39 30 (29.1) 107 (36.9) 29 (27.1) 36 (28.8)
40–49 24 (34.3) 103 (43.3) 41 (38.3) 41 (27.5)
50–59 12 (34.3) 107 (50.7) 31 (39.7) 60 (45.5)
Age adjusted, 95% CI 26.3 (20.1–32.5) 35.1 (32.0–38.2) 25.6 (21.1–30.0) 26.0 (22.1–29.8)
LDL cholesterol ≥130 mg/dl
20–29 9 (13.2) 50 (26.7) 14 (17.1) 15 (16.0) 0.062 (0.002)
30–39 35 (34.0) 111 (38.3) 40 (37.4) 32 (25.6)
40–49 21 (30.0) 101 (42.4) 42 (39.3) 28 (18.8)
50–59 9 (25.7) 108 (51.2) 36 (46.2) 52 (39.4)
Age adjusted, 95% C 24.2 (18.1–30.2) 36.2 (33.1–39.3) 31.0 (26.3–35.7) 22.2 (18.6–25.8)
HDL cholesterol < 40 mg/dl
20–29 36 (52.9) 90 (48.1) 48 (58.5) 23 (24.5) 0.136 (< 0.001)
30–39 42 (40.8) 166 (57.2) 57 (53.3) 51 (40.8)
40–49 29 (41.4) 144 (60.5) 58 (54.2) 58 (38.9)
50–59 16 (45.7) 103 (48.8) 41 (52.6) 49 (37.1)
Age adjusted, 95% CI 46.2 (40.3–52.1) 53.3 (50.1–56.6) 55.4 (52.2–58.6) 33.7 (29.6–37.8)
Non-HDL cholesterol ≥160 mg/dl
20–29 10 (14.7) 41 (21.9) 11 (13.4) 19 (20.2) 0.026 (0.196)
30–39 31 (30.1) 106 (36.5) 32 (29.9) 36 (28.8)
40–49 20 (28.6) 100 (42.0) 43 (40.2) 41 (27.5)
50–59 8 (22.9) 104 (49.3) 35 (44.9) 53 (40.2)
Age adjusted, 95% CI 23.0 (18.0–28.0) 33.5 (30.5–36.5) 27.4 (22.9–31.9) 26.6 (22.7–30.5)
Total/HDL ratio ≥5.0
20–29 12 (17.6) 67 (35.8) 31 (37.8) 16 (17.0) 0.031 (0.123)
30–39 23 (22.3) 155 (53.4) 62 (57.9) 39 (31.2)
40–49 19 (27.1) 135 (56.7) 72 (67.3) 37 (24.8)
50–59 10 (28.6) 118 (55.9 53 (67.9) 62 (47.0)
Age adjusted, 95% CI 22.2 (17.3–27.1) 47.6 (44.4–50.8) 53.2 (48.1–58.3) 26.3 (22.4–30.2)
Total/HDL ratio ≥4.0
20–29 41 (60.3) 119 (63.6) 46 (56.1) 51 (54.3) 0.006 (0.756)
30–39 64 (62.1) 221 (76.2) 82 (76.6) 83 (66.4)
40–49 33 (47.1) 191 (80.3) 86 (80.4) 90 (60.4)
50–59 21 (63.6) 166 (78.7) 64 (82.1) 104 (78.8)
Age adjusted, 95% CI 58.6 (52.8–64.4) 72.5 (69.6–75.4) 70.1 (65.5–74.7) 62.0 (57.8–66.3)
Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl
20–29 11 (16.2) 38 (20.3) 11 (13.4) 24 (25.5) 0.047 (0.019)
30–39 24 (23.3) 97 (33.4) 17 (15.9) 49 (39.2)
40–49 26 (37.1) 71 (29.8) 23 (21.5) 60 (40.3)
50–59 15 (42.9) 80 (37.9) 22 (28.2) 52 (39.4)
Age adjusted, 95% CI 25.7 (19.5–31.8) 28.2 (25.3–31.1) 17.5 (13.7–21.4) 34.2 (30.0–38.3)
Remnant cholesterol ≥25 mg/d
20–29 20 (29.4) 55 (29.4) 18 (22.0) 48 (51.1) 0.143 (< 0.001)
30–39 38 (36.9) 135 (46.6) 30 (28.0) 85 (68.01)
40–49 40 (57.1) 105 (44.1) 41 (38.3) 97 (65.1)
50–59 19 (54.3) 112 (53.1) 37 (47.4) 87 (65.9)
Age adjusted, 95% CI 40.1 (34.3–45.9) 40.3 (37.1–43.4) 30.1 (25.4–34.7) 60.6 (56.4–64.9)