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. 2014 May 9;9(5):e96808. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096808

Table 4. Multivariable logistic regression showing factors independently associated with dyslipidemia in all the four regions studied.

Risk factors All states pooled [Odds ratio (OR) [95% CI], p value]
Hypercholesterolemia Hypertriglyceridemia Low HDL cholesterol High LDL cholesterol
Age ≥60 years 1.52 (1.08–2.14), p = 0.018 1.04 (0.78–1.39), p = 0.767 0.85 (0.64–1.13), p = 0.264 2.02 (1.43–2.86), p<0.001
Female 1.21 (0.94–1.55), p = 0.143 0.60 (0.49–0.72), p<0.001 2.00 (1.64–2.45), p<0.001 1.72 (1.31–2.25), p<0.001
Urban resident 1.79 (1.38–2.32), p<0.001 1.60 (1.30–1.96), p<0.001 1.07 (0.86–1.33), p = 0.546 1.68 (1.27–2.22), p<0.001
Literacy 1.31 (0.98–1.75), p = 0.070 1.27 (1.02–1.57), p = 0.033 0.79 (0.63–0.98), p = 0.032 1.30 (0.95–1.77), p = 0.102
Income ≥5000 INR 1.63 (1.25–2.13), p<0.001 1.48 (1.20–1.82), p<0.001 0.96 (0.78–1.19), p = 0.711 1.59 (1.20–2.12), p = 0.001
Overweight [BMI 23–25 kg/m2] 1.53 (1.08–2.17), p = 0.016 1.64 (1.25–2.16), p<0.001 1.26 (0.93–1.72), p = 0.142 1.68 (1.17–2.41), p = 0.005
Generalized obesity [BMI ≥25 kg/m2] 2.80 (2.15–3.66), p<0.001 3.49 (2.81–4.34), p<0.001 2.15 (1.65–2.80), p<0.001 2.73 (2.06–3.62), p<0.001
Abdominal obesity [Waist: ≥80 cm (m), ≥90 cm (f)] 3.41 (2.63–4.42), p<0.001 4.15 (3.36–5.12), p<0.001 2.29 (1.79–2.94), p<0.001 2.83 (2.15–3.74), p<0.001
Current smoker 1.26 (0.89–1.78), p = 0.190 2.08 (1.61–2.70), p<0.001 0.68 (0.52–0.88), p = 0.004 0.63 (0.40–0.99), p = 0.045
Alcohol consumer 1.20 (0.87–1.66), p = 0.260 1.57 (1.23–2.00), p<0.001 0.55 (0.43–0.71), p<0.001 0.60 (0.39–0.90), p = 0.015
Sedentary lifestyle 1.29 (0.99–1.70), p = 0.064 1.43 (1.17–1.76), p = 0.001 1.37 (1.11–1.68), p = 0.003 1.42 (1.05–1.90), p = 0.021
Fat & oil intake [above median: ≥31.5 g] 1.47 (1.09–1.97), p = 0.011 1.37 (1.10–1.17), p = 0.005 0.92 (0.74–1.14), p = 0.443 1.18 (1.09–2.03), p = 0.013
Diabetes [self reported and/or newly diagnosed] 2.53 (1.80–3.56), p<0.001 4.85 (3.58–6.56), p<0.001 2.60 (1.72–3.93), p<0.001 2.14 (1.48–3.09), p<0.001
Prediabetes [Impaired fasting glucose/impaired glucose tolerance] 1.83 (1.28–2.60), p = 0.001 1.77 (1.32–2.37), p<0.001 1.19 (0.86–1.65), p = 0.289 2.06 (1.43–2.96), p<0.001
Dysglycemia (diabetes/prediabetes) 2.47 (1.88–3.24), p<0.001 3.41 (2.73–4.26), p<0.001 1.78 (1.37–2.32), p<0.001 2.39 (1.79–3.20), p<0.001
Hypertension [self- reported and/or BP ≥140/90 mm Hg] 2.13 (1.64–2.76), p<0.001 2.45 (1.99–3.00), p<0.001 1.10 (0.89–1.37), p = 0.384 1.84 (1.39–2.43), p<0.001

Values are presented as Odds ratio OR (95% Confidence Interval, CI), p value.