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. 2017 Oct 27;12(10):e0187347. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187347

Table 6. Variables independently associated to dyslipidemia awareness1 in the HAALSI population.

Variable Dyslipidemia
OR (95% CI) p
Gender (Female) 1.55 (0.69–3.48) 0.286
HIV negative2 2.13 (0.63–7.21) 0.222
Elderly3 1.87 (0.84–4.15) 0.123
Immigrant 1.50 (0.68–3.32) 0.319
SES4 (higher) 1.76 (0.83–3.73) 0.137
CVD5 1.31 (0.53–3.23) 0.562
Overweight6 2.58 (1.19–5.58) 0.017

(1) Ever told by a clinical practitioner that you have high cholesterol.

(2) HIV negative—defined as negative self-report and negative on assay analysis.

(3) Age ≥60 years.

(4) Variable constructed incorporating measures of wealth, using methodology created for Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) divided into 5 quintiles–higher SES included 4th and 5th quintiles.

(5) Cardiovascular disease—self-report of Stroke/Myocardial Infarction/Angina or Angina based on Rose criteria.

(6)Body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2.