Table 1.
Distribution (means and %) of the variables by the ratio total cholesterol and HDL, n = 6147
| Variable | TC/HDL-C category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | ≤3.5 | > 3.5 - ≤ 4.0 | > 4.0 - ≤ 5 | > 5.0 | |
| Number of women (%) | 6147 | 3326 (54.0) | 981 (16.0) | 1115 (18.2) | 725 (11.9) |
| Ratio TC/HDL-C (mean) | 3.66 | 2.84 | 3.73 | 4.43 | 6.15 |
| TC (mean; mmol/L) | 5.95 | 5.58 | 6.07 | 6.35 | 6.90 |
| HDL-C (mean; mmol/L) | 1.73 | 1.99 | 1.63 | 1.44 | 1.15 |
| Age, mean (years) | 56.4 | 56.2 | 56.6 | 56.7 | 56.7 |
| Age groups (years) | |||||
| 50–54 (%) | 31.7 | 34.6 | 26.8 | 28.8 | 29.5 |
| 55–59 (%) | 49.7 | 49.1 | 53.8 | 49.4 | 47.5 |
| 60–64 (%) | 18.6 | 16.3 | 19.4 | 21.8 | 23.0 |
| Education | |||||
| Low-Middle (%) | 64.6 | 62.5 | 67.0 | 74.3 | 65.4 |
| High (%) | 35.4 | 37.5 | 33.0 | 25.7 | 34.6 |
| Smoking | |||||
| Non-smoker (%) | 59.2 | 62.8 | 59.3 | 55.5 | 48.2 |
| Former smoker (%) | 20.1 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 18.8 | 19.2 |
| Daily smoker (%) | 20.7 | 16.6 | 19.8 | 25.7 | 32.6 |
| WHR | |||||
| Small (≤0.78) (%) | 54.7 | 66.0 | 53.1 | 41.0 | 26.3 |
| Large (> 0.78) (%) | 45.3 | 34.0 | 46.9 | 59.0 | 73.7 |
| Blood pressure | |||||
| SBP < 140 & DBP < 90 mmHg (%) | 52.2 | 56.4 | 53.4 | 46.4 | 40.8 |
| SBP 140–149 or DBP 90–99 mmHg (%) | 27.1 | 25.3 | 25.9 | 30.5 | 31.6 |
| SBP ≥ 150 or DBP ≥ 100 mmHg (%) | 20.7 | 18.3 | 20.7 | 23.1 | 27.6 |
| NDI | |||||
| Deprived areas (%) | 69.8 | 68.7 | 68.6 | 71.7 | 73.3 |
| Affluent areas (%) | 30.2 | 31.3 | 31.4 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
TC Total cholesterol, HDL High-density-lipoprotein cholesterol, TC/HDL-C Total-cholesterol-to-HDL ratio, WHR Waist-hip-ratio, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, NDI Neighborhood deprivation index