Table 3.
Age-adjusted mean and 95% confidence intervals (mg/dl) of cholesterol lipoproteins and triglycerides in various socio-demographic and anthropometric groups.
| Men |
Women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cholesterol | HDL cholesterol | LDL cholesterol | Triglyceride | Total cholesterol | HDL cholesterol | LDL cholesterol | Triglyceride | |
| Socioeconomic status | ||||||||
| Low | 174.0 (168.6–179.6) | 44.2 (42.8–45.5) | 99.7 (95.0–104.2) | 151.3 (139.2–163.4) | 179.0 (173.8–186.0) | 50.0 (48.1–51.9) | 103.7 (98.6–108.9) | 130.7 (119.5–141.1) |
| Medium | 178.7 (176.9–180.5) | 45.1 (44.6–45.5) | 101.3 (99.8–102.8) | 164.3 (160.4–168.2) | 186.5 (184.7–188.3) | 50.7 (50.2–51.3) | 106.4 (104.9–107.9) | 147.0 (143.7–150.3) |
| High | 182.4 (179.3–185.4) | 44.7 (44.0–45.5) | 106.2 (103.6–108.7) | 157.3 (150.6–163.9) | 184.9 (181.3–188.5) | 51.4 (50.3–52.5) | 105.7 (102.7–108.7) | 137.9 (131.4–144.5) |
| p value (ANOVA) | 0.016 | 0.316 | 0.002 | 0.046 | 0.137 | 0.550 | 0.606 | 0.002 |
| Education level | ||||||||
| 0-10 years | 176.7 (173.0–180.5) | 43.9 (42.9–44.8) | 101.3 (98.2–104.5) | 158.6 (150.1–167.0) | 184.1 (181.5–186.7) | 49.1 (48.2–49.9) | 105.9 (103.7–108.1) | 145.4 (140.8–150.0) |
| 11-15 years | 180.0 (178.2–181.9) | 45.3 (44.8–45.8) | 102.9 (101.4–104.5) | 161.8 (157.6–166.0) | 186.0 (183.9–188.1) | 52.5 (51.8–53.2) | 105.1 (103.3–106.9) | 142.3 (138.5–146.0) |
| >15 years | 181.1(178.6–183.6) | 45.7(45.0–46.3) | 102.8(100.7–104.8) | 163.5(157.8–169.1) | 186.4(182.6–190.1) | 52.7(51.5–53.9) | 107.3(104.1–110.4) | 131.2(124.5–137.9) |
| p value (ANOVA) | 0.232 | 0.031 | 0.772 | 0.595 | 0.576 | <0.001 | 0.185 | <0.001 |
| Visible fat intake | ||||||||
| <20 g/day | 178.1 (175.1–181.0) | 44.4 (43.6–45.1) | 103.5(101.2–105.9) | 154.0 (147.7–160.3) | 184.2 (181.5–186.8) | 49.4 (48.6–50.3) | 106.8 (104.6–109.0) | 140.6 (135.6–145.6) |
| 20–40 g/day | 181.7 (179.6–183.8) | 44.9 (44.3–45.4) | 103.6 (101.8–105.8) | 167.0 (162.2–171.6) | 186.4 (184.1–188.6) | 50.7 (50.0–51.4) | 105.9 (104.0–107.8) | 148.2 (143.9–152.4) |
| >40 g/day | 181.1 (177.6–184.8) | 44.1 (43.1–45.0) | 103.6 (100.6–106.6) | 168.4 (160.4–176.4) | 187.4 (183.3–191.3) | 50.1 (48.9–51.4) | 108.7 (105.3–112.1) | 142.4 (134.8–150.0) |
| p value (ANOVA) | 0.105 | 0.116 | 0.985 | 0.003 | 0.103 | 0.017 | 0.535 | 0.024 |
| Fruit/Vegetable intake | ||||||||
| ≤2 servings/day | 179.8 (178.1–181.5) | 44.7 (44.3–45.1) | 102.8 (101.4–104.2) | 163.1 (159.2–166.9) | 185.3 (183.4–187.0) | 50.4 (49.8–50.9) | 106.7 (105.3–108.2) | 141.0 (137.8–144.3) |
| 3–4 servings/day | 180.4 (177.4–183.5) | 46.1 (45.3–46.8) | 102.8 (100.2–105.3) | 158.8 (151.9–165.6) | 184.3 (180.9–187.7) | 51.3 (50.2–52.3) | 104.3 (101.5107.1) | 143.5 (137.2–149.8) |
| >5 servings/day | 179.7 (173.8–185.7) | 44.5 (43.0–46.0) | 101.7 (96.7–106.6) | 171.2 (157.7–184.6) | 189.0 (181.5–196.7) | 49.8 (47.5–52.5) | 104.4 (98.0–110.9) | 173.8 (159.6–187.9) |
| p value (ANOVA) | 0.959 | 0.012 | 0.892 | 0.248 | 0.331 | 0.398 | 0.203 | <0.001 |
| Smoking/tobacco use | ||||||||
| Non user | 179.9 (178.3–181.5) | 45.2 (44.8–45.6) | 103.1 (101.7–104.4) | 158.8 (155.2–162.4) | 185.3 (183.8–186.7) | 51.2 (50.7–51.6) | 105.5 (104.3–106.8) | 143.0 (140.1–145.8) |
| User | 179.5 (177.0–182.1) | 44.7 (44.0–45.3) | 101.6 (99.5–103.8) | 170.4 (164.7–176.1) | 185.2 (180.6–189.8) | 48.0 (46.6–49.5) | 106.8 (102.9–110.6) | 152.0 (143.2–160.8) |
| p value (ANOVA) | 0.835 | 0.126 | 0.275 | 0.001 | 0.679 | <0.001 | 0.368 | 0.035 |
| Body mass index categories | ||||||||
| <23 kg/m2 | 170.9 (168.5–173.5) | 45.9 (45.2–46.5) | 96.8 (94.7–98.9) | 141.6 (138.0–147.2) | 181.6 (178.9–184.2) | 51.4 (50.6–52.3) | 103.8 (101.5–106.0) | 132.2 (127.2–137.2) |
| 23–24.9 kg/m2 | 183.3 (180.5–186.2) | 45.1 (44.4–45.8) | 105.1 (102.7–107.5) | 167.1 (160.8–173.4) | 185.2 (181.8–188.5) | 51.5 (50.5–52.6) | 105.6 (102.8–108.5) | 139.8 (133.4–146.1) |
| 25–29.9 kg/m2 | 184.3 (182.2–186.5) | 44.6 (44.0–45)0.1 | 106.0 (104.2–107.8) | 171.8 (166.9–176.6) | 188.4 (186.0–190.7) | 50.7(49.9–51.4) | 108.3 (106.3–110.3) | 147.3 (142.8–151.7) |
| ≥30 kg/m2 | 183.8(179.5–188.1) | 44.1(43.0–45.2) | 104.7(101.0–108.2) | 173.3(163.7–182.9) | 186.3 (183.0–189.6) | 49.7 (48.6–50.7) | 106.0 (103.3–108.8) | 152.8 (146.6–159.0) |
| p value (ANOVA) | <0.001 | 0.035 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.312 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference categories | ||||||||
| <90/80 cm | 175.8 (173.9–177.8) | 45.5 (45.0–46.0) | 99.9 (98.3–101.4) | 152.8 (148.5–157.2) | 182.2 (179.6–184.9) | 51.3 (50.5–52.2) | 104.6 (102.4–106.8) | 132.0 (127.1–136.9) |
| 90–100/80–90 cm | 184.5 (182.3–186.8) | 44.9 (44.3–45.5) | 105.8 (103.9–107.6) | 172.2 (167.1–177.2) | 185.7 (183.5–187.9) | 51.2 (50.5–51.9) | 106.2 (104.3–108.1) | 142.3 (138.2–146.5) |
| >100/90 cm | 185.5 (181.8–189.1) | 43.8 (42.9–44.8) | 108.0 (105.0–111.0) | 168.2 (160.1–176.3) | 188.4 (185.8–191.0) | 50.0 (49.2–50.8) | 107.7 (105.5–109.9) | 152.8 (148.0–157.6) |
| p value (ANOVA) | <0.001 | 0.126 | 0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.155 | 0.005 | <0.001 |