Supplementary Table 4. Multivariable-adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for the effect of socioeconomic status on hypercholesterolemia according to sex.

	Men (n = 999)			Women (n = 1418)
	TC	LDL-C	NHDL-C	TC	LDL-C	NHDL-C
	≥ 6.21 mmol/l	≥ 4.14 mmol/l	≥ 4.91 mmol/l	≥ 6.21 mmol/l	≥ 4.14 mmol/l	≥ 4.91 mmol/l
Employment status
Employed	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Unemployed	0.97 (0.67–1.41)	1.04 (0.70–1.56)	1.12 (0.75–1.66)	0.85 (0.65–1.12)	1.02 (0.76–1.38)	0.97 (0.72–1.31)
Marital status
Married	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Unmarried	1.05 (0.70–1.56)	0.92 (0.59–1.43)	1.04 (0.68–1.59)	1.00 (0.76–1.31)	1.11 (0.83–1.49)	1.08 (0.80–1.45)
Length of education
≥ 13 years	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
< 13 years	0.94 (0.67–1.32)	1.01 (0.70–1.46)	1.02 (0.71–1.45)	1.01 (0.74–1.36)	1.25 (0.89–1.76)	1.43 (1.01–2.03)
Equivalent household expenditure
Upper 4 quintiles	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Lowest quintile	1.66 (1.16–2.38)	1.51 (1.02–2.22)	1.61 (1.10–2.35)	0.82 (0.60–1.11)	0.97 (0.70–1.34)	0.90 (0.65–1.24)

Abbreviations: TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; NHDL-C, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Model included age, history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and type of house (own or rent; this was only included in the analysis of household expenditures).