Table 1.

Mean total cholesterol and triglyceride levels at baseline survey by social class, educational level and deprivation category

	Men					Women
	N = 10,147					N = 12,304
	Total cholesterol			Triglycerides		Total cholesterol			Triglycerides
Social class	n	*	†	*	†	n	*	†	*	†
I	782	6.03	6.05	1.89	1.92	802	6.24	6.26	1.48	1.51
II	3888	6.03	6.03	1.88	1.88	4352	6.27	6.27	1.51	1.53
III Non-manual	1259	6.00	6.00	1.87	1.87	2464	6.24	6.24	1.53	1.54
III Manual	2570	5.95	5.95	1.86	1.85	2574	6.27	6.26	1.59	1.57
IV	1354	5.98	5.98	1.89	1.88	1640	6.27	6.25	1.59	1.56
V	294	5.99	5.98	1.93	1.93	472	6.37	6.34	1.65	1.59
p value for trend		0.1	0.06	0.8	0.3		0.3	0.6	<0.001	0.05
Educational level
Degree or equivalent	1571	6.01	6.02	1.84	1.88	1357	6.22	6.24	1.46	1.49
A-level or equivalent	4636	6.01	6.01	1.86	1.86	3234	6.22	6.22	1.49	1.49
O-level or equivalent	882	6.03	6.03	1.92	1.92	2011	6.24	6.24	1.50	1.52
No qualifications	3059	5.97	5.96	1.90	1.88	5701	6.31	6.30	1.61	1.60
p value for trend		0.2	0.1	0.05	0.2		<0.001	0.004	<0.001	<0.001
Deprivation category ‡
1 (<−3.80)	2068	6.00	6.00	1.86	1.88	2466	6.28	6.28	1.52	1.53
2 (−3.79 to −2.92)	2139	5.99	5.99	1.87	1.86	2542	6.26	6.26	1.53	1.53
3 (−2.91 to −2.09)	1971	6.02	6.02	1.86	1.86	2368	6.25	6.25	1.53	1.54
4 (−2.08 to −0.55)	2042	5.98	5.97	1.89	1.88	2517	6.25	6.24	1.57	1.55
5 (> − 0.54)	1927	6.00	6.00	1.90	1.90	2411	6.28	6.27	1.58	1.57
p value for trend		0.8	0.7	0.4	0.5		0.9	0.8	0.01	0.2

^‡Based on Townsend deprivation scores.

*Adjusted for age.

^†Adjusted for age and body mass index.