Table 1. Baseline characteristics according to non-HDL cholesterol (non-HDL-C) quintile.
| Non-HDL-C quintile |
P for difference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Variables | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | |
| Men | n | 2,079 | 2,059 | 2,116 | 2,093 | 2,112 | |
| Range of non-HDL-C, mmol/L (mg/dL) | < 2.87 | 2.87–3.34 | 3.37–3.81 | 3.83–4.38 | ≥ 4.40 | ||
| (111) | (111–129) | (130–147) | (148–169) | (170) | |||
| Age | 58.3 | 57.7 | 57.5 | 57.0 | 56.6 | < 0.001 | |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 22.2 | 23.2 | 23.7 | 24.1 | 24.7 | < 0.001 | |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 132.2 | 132.9 | 132.9 | 133.5 | 134.5 | 0.001 | |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 79.0 | 80.0 | 79.9 | 80.8 | 81.5 | < 0.001 | |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.02 | 4.60 | 4.99 | 5.42 | 6.24 | < 0.001 | |
| HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.58 | 1.48 | 1.40 | 1.33 | 1.27 | < 0.001 | |
| Triglycerides†, mmol/L | 0.90 | 1.08 | 1.27 | 1.51 | 1.89 | < 0.001 | |
| Overweight, % | 14.1 | 24.3 | 29.9 | 36.3 | 43.6 | < 0.001 | |
| Current smokers, % | 47.3 | 41.3 | 40.4 | 40.7 | 38.9 | < 0.001 | |
| Alcohol intake ≥ 1 day/week, % | 73.9 | 70.9 | 68.4 | 66.2 | 60.3 | < 0.001 | |
| Mean intake of alcohol‡, g/week | 325.9 | 294.5 | 278.8 | 285.4 | 271.1 | < 0.001 | |
| Sports during leisure time ≥ 1 time/week, % | 15.6 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 20.5 | 20.4 | < 0.001 | |
| Hypertension, % | 43.8 | 45.3 | 44.5 | 46.1 | 48.5 | 0.026 | |
| Diabetes, % | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 0.001 | |
| Antilipemic agents use, % | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.0 | < 0.001 | |
| Women | n | 3,972 | 3,979 | 4,159 | 4,004 | 3,981 | |
| Range of non-HDL-C, mmol/L (mg/dL) | < 3.16 | 3.16–3.63 | 3.65–4.12 | 4.14–4.69 | ≥ 4.71 | ||
| (122) | (122–140) | (141–159) | (160–181) | (182) | |||
| Age | 54.0 | 56.1 | 57.0 | 57.7 | 58.1 | < 0.001 | |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 22.7 | 23.5 | 23.9 | 24.3 | 24.7 | < 0.001 | |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 126.0 | 128.7 | 130.3 | 131.7 | 133.4 | < 0.001 | |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 75.0 | 76.7 | 77.3 | 78.0 | 79.0 | < 0.001 | |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.39 | 4.96 | 5.38 | 5.83 | 6.65 | < 0.001 | |
| HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.65 | 1.56 | 1.50 | 1.43 | 1.36 | < 0.001 | |
| Triglycerides†, mmol/L | 0.83 | 1.02 | 1.19 | 1.37 | 1.65 | < 0.001 | |
| Overweight, % | 20.4 | 28.7 | 33.3 | 38.3 | 42.2 | < 0.001 | |
| Current smokers, % | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.055 | |
| Alcohol intake ≥ 1 day/week, % | 10.4 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 6.5 | < 0.001 | |
| Mean intake of alcohol‡, g/week | 92.8 | 78.8 | 100.1 | 81.2 | 70.4 | 0.084 | |
| Sports during leisure time ≥ 1 time/week, % | 16.7 | 19.4 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 22.1 | < 0.001 | |
| Menopause, % | 64.4 | 64.4 | 76.0 | 76.0 | 82.8 | < 0.001 | |
| Hypertension, % | 29.4 | 36.2 | 39.6 | 43.6 | 46.7 | < 0.001 | |
| Diabetes, % | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 | < 0.001 | |
| Antilipemic agents use, % | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 8.2 | < 0.001 | |
P values were calculated using ANOVA or chi-square test.
†
Geometric mean
‡
Among persons with alcohol intake of ≥ 1 day/week.