Table 4.

Mean HDL-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels at baseline survey by social class, educational level and deprivation category

	Men
	N = 10,147
	HDL-cholesterol				LDL-cholesterol
Social class	n	*	†	‡	*	†	‡
I	782	1.26	1.25	1.24	3.93	3.94	3.93
II	3888	1.25	1.25	1.23	3.94	3.94	3.93
III Non-manual	1259	1.23	1.23	1.23	3.92	3.92	3.92
III Manual	2570	1.21	1.22	1.23	3.90	3.90	3.90
IV	1354	1.22	1.23	1.24	3.91	3.90	3.91
V	294	1.23	1.23	1.25	3.88	3.88	3.88
p value for trend		0.001	0.01	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.8
Educational level
Degree or equivalent	1571	1.26	1.25	1.24	3.92	3.92	3.92
A-level or equivalent	4636	1.24	1.24	1.24	3.93	3.93	3.93
O-level or equivalent	882	1.23	1.23	1.23	3.94	3.94	3.93
No qualifications	3059	1.20	1.21	1.22	3.90	3.90	3.90
p value for trend		<0.001	<0.001	0.09	0.7	0.6	0.7
Deprivation category ‡
1 (<−3.80)	2068	1.24	1.23	1.23	3.92	3.93	3.93
2 (−3.79 to −2.92)	2139	1.23	1.23	1.24	3.92	3.92	3.92
3 (−2.91 to −2.09)	1971	1.23	1.23	1.23	3.95	3.95	3.95
4 (−2.08 to −0.55)	2042	1.23	1.23	1.24	3.90	3.89	3.89
5 (> − 0.54)	1927	1.24	1.24	1.23	3.91	3.91	3.92
p value for trend		0.8	1.0	1.0	0.6	0.5	0.5

^‡Based on Townsend deprivation scores.

*Adjusted for age.

†Adjusted for age and body mass index.

‡Adjusted for age, body mass index and alcohol intake.