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. 2020 Jan 21;14(1):62–69. doi: 10.4162/nrp.2020.14.1.62

Table 2. Age-adjusted odds ratios for variables in the association with hyper-LDL-cholesterolemia prevalence over a 10-year period in 15,634 male and 22,760 female adults.

Variables and unit (reference) OR (95% CI) in men OR (95% CI) in women
Age, 5-year 0.98 (0.96, 0.99) 1.21 (1.20, 1.23)
Survey cycle 1.01 (0.96, 1.05) 0.99 (0.95, 1.03)
Body mass index (kg/m2) 1.09 (1.08, 1.11) 1.08 (1.07, 1.10)
Married (no)1) 1.27 (1.07, 1.51) 1.02 (0.82, 1.26)
Office job (no job or non-office job)1) 1.15 (1.04, 1.28) 0.80 (0.72, 0.89)
Low-income household (no)1) 0.92 (0.81, 1.04) 0.86 (0.78, 0.94)
Ever-smoker (non-smoker)1) 0.97 (0.88, 1.07) 1.00 (0.89, 1.14)
Alcohol drinker (non-drinker)1) 0.90 (0.81, 1.01) 1.02 (0.95, 1.11)
Sleep duration ≤ 6 hr/d (> 6 hr/d)1) 1.03 (0.94, 1.11) 1.01 (0.94, 1.09)
Experiencing stress (no)1) 1.01 (0.92, 1.11) 1.01 (0.93, 1.09)
Having a depressed mood (no)1) 0.98 (0.83, 1.14) 1.09 (0.99, 1.20)
Total fat intake (g/d) 1.01 (0.99, 1.02) 1.01 (0.99, 1.02)
Consumption of high-fat foods (g/d)
 Meat 1.00 (0.97, 1.03) 0.98 (0.95, 1.01)
 Egg 1.03 (0.94, 1.12) 1.08 (0.97, 1.20)
 Dairy products 1.05 (1.02, 1.08) 1.05 (1.02, 1.08)
 Nuts 0.86 (0.72, 1.02) 0.96 (0.83, 1.11)
 Vegetable oil products 1.06 (1.02, 1.11) 1.03 (0.98, 1.07)
 Animal fat products 1.12 (0.92, 1.35) 0.89 (0.71, 1.10)
 Consumer price index for gasoline 1.00 (0.99, 1.00) 1.00 (0.99, 1.00)

OR, Odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

1) The reference of a binary variable is expressed as opposed to the variable itself.

Number of participants (year): 3,882 (2005), 2,144 (2007), 4,616 (2008), 5,041 (2009), 4,149 (2010), 4,182 (2011), 3,917 (2012), 3,550 (2013), 3,467 (2014), 3,446 (2015)

Logistic regression analysis was used.