Table III.
Association of serum lipids with sensitization to any allergen in Chinese men and women aged 18-39 years1.
| Serum lipids (mg/dL) | Any Sensitization | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Male | n (%) | ||
| HDL | |||
| Q4 (163, 92.3±12.1) | 89 (54.6%) | Ref. | |
| Q3 (161, 70.7 ± 4.2) | 94 (58.4%) | 1.13 (0.70,1.82) | 0.618 |
| Q2 (163, 57.5 ± 3.7) | 89 (54.6%) | 0.90 (0.55,1.47) | 0.676 |
| Q1 (163, 43.1 ± 5.7) | 94 (57.7%) | 0.99 (0.59,1.64) | 0.954 |
| Trend | p=0.735 | ||
| HDL | |||
| ≥ 40 (n=606) | 329 (54.3%) | Ref. | |
| <40 (n=44) | 37(84.1%) | 4.01 (1.75,9.20) | 0.001 |
| LDL | |||
| Q1 (162, 41.7 ± 9.7) | 80 (49.4%) | Ref. | |
| Q2 (163, 60.7 ± 4.4) | 83 (50.9%) | 1.03 (0.66,1.62) | 0.887 |
| Q3 (163, 74.4 ± 4.2) | 104 (63.8%) | 1.79 (1.11,2.90) | 0.017 |
| Q4 (162, 101.8±18.4) | 99 (61.1%) | 1.66 (1.03,2.67) | 0.037 |
| Trend | p=0.007 | ||
| LDL | |||
| <100 (n=580) | 320 (55.2%) | Ref. | |
| ≥ 100 (n=70) | 46 (65.7%) | 1.69 (0.94,3.03) | 0.081 |
| Female | |||
| HDL | |||
| Q4 (131, 96.2±13.5) | 40 (30.5%) | Ref. | |
| Q3 (132, 72.7 ± 3.8) | 46 (34.9%) | 1.25 (0.72,2.17) | 0.431 |
| Q2 (135, 59.5 ± 3.6) | 53 (39.3%) | 1.51 (0.86,2.66) | 0.148 |
| Q1 (133, 45.5 ± 5.8) | 57 (42.9%) | 1.91 (1.07,3.40) | 0.028 |
| Trend | p=0.023 | ||
| HDL | |||
| ≥ 50 (n=433) | 153 (35.3%) | Ref. | |
| <50 (n=98) | 43 (43.9%) | 1.54 (0.93,2.55) | 0.093 |
| LDL | |||
| Q1 (132, 39.9 ± 8.8) | 47 (35.6%) | Ref. | |
| Q2 (133, 60.6 ± 5.3) | 48 (36.1%) | 0.95 (0.56,1.61) | 0.859 |
| Q3 (133, 76.7 ± 4.7) | 46 (34.6%) | 0.95 (0.56,1.62) | 0.852 |
| Q4 (133, 102.9±18.5) | 55 (41.4%) | 1.27 (0.73,2.24) | 0.400 |
| Trend | p=0.439 | ||
| LDL | |||
| <100 (n=471) | 171(36.3%) | Ref. | |
| ≥ 100 (n=60) | 25 (41.7%) | 1.29 (0.68,2.46) | 0.434 |
mean ± SD (all such values)
1
all models were adjusted for age (18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39), education (primary school or lower, junior middle school, high school or higher), occupation (farmer/non-farmer), Cockroach in house (no, occasional, some or many) and smoking status (current smoking (yes/no) in male, passive smoking(yes/no) in female).