Table 6.
Adjusted odds of having abnormal levels of HDL (<40 mg/dL for males, < 50 mg/dL for females), LDL (>130 mg/dL), TC (>240 mg/dL), and TG (>150 mg/dL) by gender, race/ethnicity, smoking status.a
| Effect | HDL | LDL | TC | TG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males versus Females | 0.737 (0.662–0.82) | 1.113 (1.021–1.212) | 0.819 (0.735–0.914) | 1.48 (1.335–1.639) |
| Non-Hispanic Blacks versus non-Hispanic Whites | 0.512 (0.443–0.591) | 0.871 (0.768–0.988) | 0.713 (0.616–0.825) | 0.33 (0.285–0.382) |
| Mexican Americans versus non-Hispanic Whites | 1.109 (0.959–1.282) | 1.082 (0.957–1.223) | 0.94 (0.798–1.107) | 1.282 (1.131–1.453) |
| Other race/ethnicities versus non-Hispanic Whites | 1.098 (0.914–1.319) | 0.943 (0.81–1.099) | 0.861 (0.721–1.028) | 1.086 (0.913–1.291) |
| Smoker versus non-Smoker | 1.596 (1.414–1.802) | 1.073 (0.979–1.176) | 1.228 (1.07–1.409) | 1.308 (1.155–1.481) |
| Vigorous versus none/minimum physical activity | 1.065 (0.884–1.283) | 1.137 (0.928–1.394) | 0.983 (0.745–1.296) | 0.896 (0.756–1.061) |
| Moderate versus none/minimum physical activity | 1.287 (1.078–1.537) | 1.152 (0.99–1.341) | 1.174 (0.919–1.5) | 1.084 (0.916–1.283) |
| Age for a 10-year change | 0.914 (0.766–1.091) | 3.585 (3.004–4.278) | 4.12 (3.235–5.246) | 1.887 (1.553–2.292) |
| Age2 for a change of 100 | 1.001 (0.983–1.019) | 0.891 (0.876–0.907) | 0.887 (0.868–0.907) | 0.954 (0.937–0.972) |
| Body mass index for a unit change | 1.559 (1.491–1.63) | 1.061 (1.022–1.101) | 1.007 (0.963–1.052) | 1.442 (1.38–1.507) |
| PIR for a unit change | 0.888 (0.853–0.924) | 0.956 (0.922–0.991) | 0.944 (0.905–0.984) | 0.936 (0.906–0.968) |
| Fasting for a 1-h change | 0.992 (0.968–1.016) | 1.039 (1.014–1.064) | 1.033 (1.002–1.065) | 0.991 (0.966–1.017) |
| Survey year for a 2-year change | 0.879 (0.848–0.912) | 0.918 (0.886–0.951) | 0.935 (0.889–0.984) | 0.911 (0.879–0.945) |
Source: Data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2012.
HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein, TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; PIR: poverty income ratio.
a Physical activity level, age, body mass index, PIR, and survey year. Statistically significant odds ratios are shown in bold letters.