Table 2. Observed mean total cholesterol (mmol/L) overall, and by age group, sex and social class in England, 1991–92.
| 18–34 (years) | 35–54 | 55+ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social class | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Overall |
| I Professional | 5.52 (5.20 to 5.83) | 5.10 (4.70 to 5.50) | 5.95 (5.71 to 6.19) | 5.64 (5.26 to 6.03) | 5.99 (5.66 to 6.31) | 6.62 (6.12 to 7.12) | 5.64 (5.48 to 5.81) |
| II Managerial technical | 5.25 (5.06 to 5.44) | 5.05 (4.93 to 5.17) | 6.01 (5.89 to 6.13) | 5.57 (5.46 to 5.69) | 6.24 (6.10 to 6.39) | 6.79 (6.62 to 6.97) | 5.69 (5.58 to 5.82) |
| IIIN Skilled non-manual | 5.24 (5.06 to 5.43) | 5.02 (4.92 to 5.12) | 6.15 (5.88 to 6.41) | 5.71 (5.58 to 5.83) | 6.08 (5.81 to 6.36) | 6.80 (6.66 to 6.94) | 5.64 (5.49 to 5.79) |
| IIIM Skilled manual | 5.16 (5.04 to 5.27) | 5.05 (4.81 to 5.29) | 5.93 (5.78 to 6.07) | 5.97 (5.70 to 6.24) | 6.06 (5.95 to 6.18) | 6.83 (6.61 to 7.05) | 5.72 (5.61 to 5.84) |
| IV Semi-skilled manual | 5.16 (4.95 to 5.37) | 5.12 (4.96 to 5.27) | 5.89 (5.68 to 6.11) | 5.70 (5.53 to 5.87) | 6.00 (5.82 to 6.19) | 6.95 (6.76 to 7.14) | 5.70 (5.55 to 5.85) |
| V Unskilled manual | 5.25 (4.82 to 5.68) | 5.15 (4.84 to 5.45) | 6.07 (5.67 to 6.47) | 6.00 (5.77 to 6.22) | 6.04 (5.63 to 6.45) | 6.97 (6.54 to 7.41) | 6.00 (5.79 to 6.21) |
| Other | 4.70 (4.39 to 5.01) | 5.14 (4.82 to 5.46) | 5.82 (5.03 to 6.61) | 5.03 (4.48 to 5.57) | 6.37 (5.62 to 7.13) | 6.70 (6.14 to 7.26) | 5.27 (5.06 to 5.49) |
| All | 5.20 (5.12 to 5.27) | 5.06 (5.00 to 5.13) | 5.97 (5.90 to 6.05) | 5.70 (5.64 to 5.77) | 6.10 (6.03 to 6.18) | 6.84 (6.76 to 6.93) | |
| Slope of the trend | -0.07 (-0.13 to -0.01) | 0.02 (-0.02 to 0.07) | -0.02 (-0.07 to 0.03) | 0.05 (0.00 to 0.10) | -0.04 (-0.10 to 0.02) | 0.04 (-0.04 to 0.11) | 0.00 (-0.02 to 0.02) |
| P for trend | 0.01 | 0.27 | 0.47 | 0.03 | 0.19 | 0.32 | 0.96 |
Socioeconomic trends are also presented. Brackets contain 95% confidence intervals. The ‘Overall’ column is adjusted for age and sex.