Table 5.

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

	Women
	N = 12,304
	HDL-cholesterol				LDL-cholesterol
Social class	n	*	†	‡	*	†	‡
I	802	1.65	1.63	1.61	3.94	3.96	3.98
II	4352	1.60	1.60	1.58	3.99	3.99	4.01
III Non-manual	2464	1.56	1.56	1.56	3.99	4.00	3.99
III Manual	2574	1.52	1.53	1.55	4.03	4.02	4.01
IV	1640	1.53	1.55	1.56	4.02	4.00	3.99
V	472	1.51	1.54	1.57	4.11	4.08	4.06
p value for trend		<0.001	<0.001	0.002	0.04	0.4	0.8
Educational level
Degree or equivalent	1357	1.65	1.64	1.61	3.92	3.93	3.95
A-level or equivalent	3234	1.60	1.60	1.59	3.95	3.95	3.96
O-level or equivalent	2011	1.58	1.57	1.57	3.98	3.99	3.99
No qualifications	5701	1.52	1.53	1.54	4.06	4.05	4.04
p value for trend		<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	0.001
Deprivation category ‡
1 (<−3.80)	2466	1.57	1.56	1.56	4.03	4.03	4.04
2 (−3.79 to −2.92)	2542	1.58	1.58	1.58	4.00	4.00	4.00
3 (−2.91 to −2.09)	2368	1.56	1.56	1.56	4.00	4.01	4.01
4 (−2.08 to −0.55)	2517	1.56	1.57	1.57	3.98	3.98	3.98
5 (> − 0.54)	2411	1.57	1.58	1.58	4.00	3.99	3.99
p value for trend		0.4	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.4	0.4

^‡Based on Townsend deprivation scores.

*Adjusted for age.

†Adjusted for age and body mass index.

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