Table 3.

Factors associated with small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol/low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio in age groups by gender

Variable	β	SE	P value
Men ≤54 years, n=475; mean±SD, 46.7±4.9 year olds, Pearson’s r=0.320 (p<0.001)
Age	0.003	0.001	0.020
BMI	0.005	0.002	0.012
Fasting glucose	0.001	0.000	0.010
Smoker
Current	0.029	0.016	0.081
Ex	0.011	0.016	0.501
Drinker	0.049	0.018	0.007
Men 55–59 years, n=245; 57.2±1.4 years, Pearson’s r=0.222 (p<0.001)
Age	0.004	0.007	0.589
BMI	0.003	0.003	0.385
Fasting glucose	0.001	0.001	0.285
Smoker
Current	0.049	0.032	0.125
Ex	0.062	0.030	0.042
Drinker	0.055	0.027	0.041
Men 60≥years, n=1677; 70.0±6.8 years, Pearson’s r=0.272 (p<0.001)
Age	−0.002	0.000	<0.001
BMI	0.005	0.001	<0.001
Fasting glucose	0.001	0.000	<0.001
Smoker
Current	0.029	0.009	0.001
Ex	0.009	0.007	0.235
Drinker	0.055	0.007	<0.001
Women (premenopausal), n=517; 45.1±4.2 years, Pearson’s r=0.313 (p<0.001)
Age	0.001	0.001	0.147
BMI	0.003	0.001	0.002
Fasting glucose	0.001	0.000	<0.001
Smoker
Current	0.010	0.012	0.413
Ex	0.000	0.010	0.988
Drinker	0.015	0.007	0.027
Women≤69 years (postmenopausal), n=1434; 61.0±5.5 years, Pearson’s r=0.264 (p<0.001)
Age	0.002	0.000	<0.001
BMI	0.004	0.001	<0.001
Fasting glucose	0.001	0.000	<0.001
Smoker
Current	0.001	0.012	0.914
Ex	0.013	0.010	0.201
Drinker	0.003	0.005	0.555
Women 70≥years (postmenopausal), n=860; 75.6±4.6 year olds, Pearson’s r=0.167 (p<0.001)
Age	0.000	0.001	0.704
BMI	0.004	0.001	<0.001
Fasting glucose	0.001	0.000	<0.001
Smoker
Current	−0.049	0.025	0.052
Ex	0.034	0.021	0102
Drinker	−0.004	0.006	0.501

β is a coefficient indicating a one-unit increase in an independent variable in multivariable linear logic regression analyses.

BMI, body mass index.