Table 3.

Baseline LDL‐cholesterol concentrations by year without regard to fasting status (fasting, nonfasting and unknown fasting status) corresponding to the analyses by Kaufmann et al5

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	Trend (P)
Age ≥ 16 years sample
Female	23 645	48 333	61 971	73 110	95 306	49 177
Male	23 049	43 181	51 161	58 394	73 924	35 353
Mean age‐adjusted LDL‐cholesterol (kg/m2)
Female	120.3 ± 0.3	121.4 ± 0.2	119.8 ± 0.2	120.8 ± 0.1	122.3 ± 0.1	123.6 ± 0.2	<10−16
Male	114.3 ± 0.3	115.9 ± 0.2	114.8 ± 0.2	116.1 ± 0.2	117.5 ± 0.1	117.0 ± 0.2	<10−16
High LDL‐cholesterol (≥160 mg/dL, %)
Female	15.2 ± 0.2	15.8 ± 0.2	14.5 ± 0.1	14.7 ± 0.1	16.0 ± 0.1	16.8 ± 0.2	<10−16
Male	11.9 ± 0.2	12.9 ± 0.2	12.6 ± 0.1	13.3 ± 0.1	14.6 ± 0.1	14.7 ± 0.2	<10−16
Age 45‐74 years sample
Female	5323	10 744	14 699	17 954	23 886	12 605
Male	4719	9219	11 556	13 333	17 569	8575
Mean age‐adjusted LDL‐cholesterol (kg/m2)
Female	122.9 ± 0.3	124.1 ± 0.2	122.8 ± 0.2	124.3 ± 0.2	126.0 ± 0.1	127.9 ± 0.2	<10−16
Male	114.2 ± 0.3	116.0 ± 0.2	115.1 ± 0.2	116.8 ± 0.2	118.6 ± 0.2	118.8 ± 0.2	<10−16
High LDL‐cholesterol (≥160 mg/dL, %)
Female	16.5 ± 0.3	17.3 ± 0.2	16.4 ± 0.2	16.9 ± 0.2	18.4 ± 0.1	19.6 ± 0.2	<10−16
Male	12.1 ± 0.2	13.1 ± 0.2	12.8 ± 0.2	13.8 ± 0.2	15.2 ± 0.2	15.5 ± 0.2	<10−16