Table 2.
Hierarchical multiple linear regression of risk factors for LDL.
| Crude change in LDL (mmol/L) for every one-unit increase of the exposure variable from baseline (95% CI) | p value | Adjusted change in LDL (mmol/L) for every one-unit increase of the exposure variable from baseline (95% CI) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 (n = 1080) | Household SES | ||||
| Low | Reference | 0.09 | Reference | 0.09 | |
| Middle | − 0.05 (− 0.17, 0.07) | − 0.08 (− 0.20, 0.05) | |||
| High | 0.05 (− 0.09, 0.18) | 0.02 (− 0.11, 0.16) | |||
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | − 0.05 (− 0.17, 0.08) | 0.03 | − 0.07 (− 0.20, 0.06) | 0.06 | |
| Married | Reference | Reference | |||
| Othera | − 0.30 (− 0.52, − 0.08) | − 0.26 (− 0.50, 0.02) | |||
| Model 2 (n = 1061) | Maternal BMI (kg/m2) | 0.01 (0.00–0.03) | 0.01 | 0.01 (0.00, 0.02) | 0.08 |
| Model 3 (n = 890) | Sex | ||||
| Female | Reference | 0.008 | Reference | 0.10 | |
| Male | − 0.11 (− 0.18, − 0.03) | − 0.07 (− 0.16, 0.01) | |||
| Model 4 (n = 1063) | Trichuris below the age of 5 | ||||
| No | Reference | 0.05 | Reference | 0.03 | |
| Yes | 0.13 (0.00, 0.26) | 0.15 (0.02, 0.29) | |||
| Asymptomatic malaria before the age of 5 | |||||
| No | Reference | 0.02 | Reference | 0.10 | |
| Yes | − 0.15 (− 0.27, − 0.02) | − 0.11 (− 0.24, 0.02) | |||
| Model 5 (n = 954) | BMI (kg/m2) | 0.04 (0.02, 0.06) | < 0.001 | 0.03 (0.01, 0.06) | 0.006 |
| Current asymptomatic malaria infection | |||||
| No | Reference | < 0.001 | Reference | 0.001 | |
| Yes | − 0.53 (− 0.82, − 0.24) | − 0.51 (− 0.81, − 0.21) | |||
| Days of fruit eaten/week | |||||
| None | Reference | 0.53 | Reference | 0.03 | |
| 1–3 | − 0.08 (− 0.21, 0.06) | − 0.20 (− 0.35, − 0.05) | |||
| 4–7 | − 0.07 (− 0.21, 0.07) | − 0.14 (− 0.30, 0.03) | |||
| Days of animal protein eaten/week | |||||
| None | Reference | 0.01 | Reference | 0.002 | |
| 1–3 | 0.06 (− 0.06, 0.19) | 0.10 (− 0.04, 0.24) | |||
| 4–7 | 0.20 (0.05, 0.35 | 0.27 (0.11, 0.44) | |||
Model 1: Age, sex + other variables at level 1.
Model 2: Age, sex, household SES, marital status + other variables at level 2.
Model 3: Age, sex, household SES, marital status, maternal BMI + other variables at level 3.
Model 4: Age, sex, household SES, marital status, maternal BMI + other variables at level 4.
Model 5: Age, sex, household SES, marital status, maternal BMI, trichuris below age of 5, malaria below age of 5 + other variables at level 5.
aOther: widowed, divorced, or separated.