Table 4. Risk factors associated with low HDL.

HDL: High density lipoprotein cholesterol; OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.

Factors	Sample size	Low HDL	p-value	OR	95% CI
Overall	280	95 (33.9%)
Gender
Male	156	48 (30.8%)	>0.05	0.73	0.45– 1.2
Female	124	47 (37.9%)
Binge drinking
Yes	87	23 (26.5%)	>0.05	1.65	0.95–2.9
No	193	72 (37.3%)
Current smoking
Yes	21	6 (28.5%)	>0.05	1.3	0.5–​​​​​​​3.5
No	259	89 (34.5%)