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. 2021 Sep 29;4(9):e2127573. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.27573

Table 2. Prevalence of Different Components of Dyslipidemia and Associated Characteristics.

Characteristic Overall dyslipidemia TC ≥240 mg/dL LDL-C ≥160 mg/dL HDL-C <40 mg/dL TG ≥200 mg/dL
Prevalence, % (95% CI) OR (95% CI)a Prevalence, % (95% CI) OR (95% CI)a Prevalence, % (95% CI) OR (95% CI)a Prevalence, % (95% CI) OR (95% CI)a Prevalence, % (95% CI) OR (95% CI)a
Age, y
35-44 29.95 (29.79-30.10) 1 [Reference] 3.10 (3.04-3.16) 1 [Reference] 1.75 (1.70-1.79) 1 [Reference] 18.64 (18.51-18.78) 1 [Reference] 14.71 (14.58-14.83) 1 [Reference]
45-54 32.69 (32.58-32.80) 1.17 (1.15-1.18) 6.17 (6.11-6.22) 2.14 (2.09-2.20) 3.40 (3.36-3.44) 2.11 (2.04-2.18) 16.36 (16.27-16.44) 0.89 (0.88-0.91) 17.45 (17.36-17.53) 1.21 (1.19-1.23)
55-64 34.10 (33.99-34.21) 1.21 (1.20-1.22) 8.80 (8.73-8.87) 3.23 (3.15-3.31) 5.01 (4.95-5.06) 3.20 (3.10-3.30) 14.90 (14.82-14.99) 0.76 (0.75-0.77) 17.88 (17.79-17.97) 1.21 (1.19-1.23)
65-75 31.86 (31.73-31.99) 1.07 (1.06-1.09) 8.51 (8.43-8.58) 3.24 (3.15-3.33) 4.73 (4.67-4.79) 3.13 (3.02-3.23) 14.12 (14.02-14.22) 0.67 (0.66-0.68) 15.85 (15.75-15.95) 1.05 (1.03-1.06)
Sex
Male 36.67 (36.57-36.77) 1 [Reference] 4.06 (4.02-4.10) 1 [Reference] 2.62 (2.59-2.65) 1 [Reference] 24.35 (24.26-24.44) 1 [Reference] 16.60 (16.52-16.68) 1 [Reference]
Female 29.80 (29.72-29.88) 0.74 (0.73-0.74) 9.06 (9.01-9.11) 2.83 (2.78-2.88) 4.84 (4.81-4.88) 2.16 (2.12-2.21) .01 (9.96-10.06) 0.30 (0.29-0.30) 16.97 (16.91-17.03) 1.16 (1.15-1.17)
Marital status
Not married 32.27 (32.01-32.52) 1 [Reference] 9.50 (9.34-9.66) 1 [Reference] 4.98 (4.86-5.1) 1 [Reference] 12.32 (12.14-12.50) 1 [Reference] 17.67 (17.47-17.88) 1 [Reference]
Married 32.56 (32.50-32.62) 0.99 (0.98-1.01) 6.92 (6.88-6.95) 0.92 (0.90-0.94) 3.90 (3.87-3.92) 0.95 (0.93-0.98) 15.93 (15.88-15.98) 1.07 (1.05-1.09) 16.80 (16.74-16.85) 0.99 (0.97-1.00)
Annual household income, yuanb
≤50 000 31.83 (31.76-31.90) 1 [Reference] 6.95 (6.92-6.99) 1 [Reference] 3.78 (3.75-3.81) 1 [Reference] 15.16 (15.11-15.22) 1 [Reference] 16.56 (16.50-16.62) 1 [Reference]
>50 000 35.79 (35.63-35.94) 1.07 (1.06-1.08) 7.59 (7.50-7.67) 1.02 (1.00-1.04) 4.64 (4.57-4.70) 1.06 (1.04-1.09) 18.07 (17.95-18.2) 1.08 (1.06-1.09) 18.53 (18.41-18.66) 1.07 (1.05-1.08)
Education level
Lower than college 32.17 (32.11-32.24) 1 [Reference] 7.23 (7.19-7.26) 1 [Reference] 4.01 (3.98-4.04) 1 [Reference] 15.14 (15.09-15.19) 1 [Reference] 16.73 (16.68-16.78) 1 [Reference]
College or above 36.80 (36.57-37.03) 1.07 (1.06-1.09) 5.32 (5.21-5.42) 1.00 (0.98-1.03) 3.37 (3.28-3.45) 1.05 (1.02-1.08) 22.15 (21.96-22.35) 1.09 (1.07-1.11) 18.34 (18.16-18.52) 1.07 (1.05-1.09)
Occupation
Not farmer 34.92 (34.83-35.00) 1 [Reference] 7.33 (7.28-7.37) 1 [Reference] 4.26 (4.22-4.29) 1 [Reference] 17.58 (17.51-17.65) 1 [Reference] 18.07 (18.00-18.13) 1 [Reference]
Farmer 29.88 (29.79-29.97) 0.87 (0.86-0.88) 6.76 (6.72-6.81) 0.93 (0.91-0.95) 3.62 (3.58-3.65) 0.89 (0.87-0.92) 13.68 (13.61-13.74) 0.84 (0.83-0.86) 15.43 (15.36-15.5) 0.88 (0.87-0.9)
Health insurance status
Insured 32.54 (32.48-32.60) 1 [Reference] 7.08 (7.05-7.12) 1 [Reference] 3.96 (3.94-3.99) 1 [Reference] 15.69 (15.64-15.74) 1 [Reference] 16.86 (16.81-16.91) 1 [Reference]
Uninsured 34.78 (33.69-35.86) 1.02 (0.96-1.09) 7.35 (6.76-7.95) 0.94 (0.84-1.05) 3.85 (3.41-4.29) 0.93 (0.82-1.07) 16.42 (15.58-17.27) 1.05 (0.97-1.13) 18.59 (17.71-19.48) 1.00 (0.92-1.07)
CVD risk factor
Current smoker 37.89 (37.74-38.03) 1.21 (1.2-1.23) 4.49 (4.42-4.55) 1.03 (1.00-1.05) 2.79 (2.74-2.84) 1.05 (1.02-1.08) 24.68 (24.55-24.81) 1.30 (1.29-1.32) 17.87 (17.76-17.99) 1.16 (1.15-1.18)
Current drinker 35.01 (34.88-35.14) 0.94 (0.93-0.95) 5.70 (5.64-5.76) 1.19 (1.17-1.21) 3.30 (3.25-3.35) 1.1 (1.08-1.13) 19.44 (19.33-19.55) 0.76 (0.75-0.77) 18.04 (17.94-18.15) 1.13 (1.12-1.15)
Diabetes 44.65 (44.39-44.91) 1.60 (1.58-1.62) 9.47 (9.32-9.62) 1.13 (1.11-1.15) 5.37 (5.25-5.48) 1.11 (1.08-1.14) 21.08 (20.87-21.29) 1.53 (1.51-1.56) 26.37 (26.14-26.6) 1.74 (1.71-1.76)
Obesityc 45.21 (45.05-45.38) 1.95 (1.94-1.97) 8.27 (8.18-8.37) 1.12 (1.10-1.14) 4.69 (4.62-4.76) 1.14 (1.12-1.16) 23.26 (23.12-23.40) 2.05 (2.03-2.07) 26.07 (25.93-26.22) 2.01 (1.99-2.03)
Prior CVD 38.94 (38.58-39.31) 1.15 (1.13-1.17) 7.71 (7.51-7.91) 1.00 (0.97-1.03) 4.52 (4.37-4.68) 1.08 (1.04-1.13) 19.78 (19.49-20.08) 1.24 (1.21-1.27) 20.90 (20.6-21.20) 1.08 (1.06-1.11)
Geographical region
Western 32.58 (32.47-32.69) 1 [Reference] 5.24 (5.19-5.29) 1 [Reference] 2.94 (2.90-2.98) 1 [Reference] 18.92 (18.83-19.01) 1 [Reference] 15.52 (15.44-15.60) 1 [Reference]
Central 31.7 (31.58-31.81) 0.92 (0.90-0.95) 6.46 (6.40-6.53) 1.41 (1.34-1.48) 3.19 (3.14-3.23) 1.36 (1.28-1.43) 14.41 (14.32-14.50) 0.71 (0.68-0.74) 17.69 (17.59-17.78) 1.05 (1.02-1.08)
Eastern 33.16 (33.06-33.26) 0.98 (0.96-1.01) 9.19 (9.13-9.25) 1.90 (1.82-1.98) 5.47 (5.42-5.52) 2.09 (1.99-2.20) 13.84 (13.76-13.91) 0.77 (0.75-0.8) 17.36 (17.28-17.44) 0.95 (0.93-0.98)

Abbreviations: CVD, cardiovascular disease; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; OR, odds ratio; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides.

SI conversion factors: To convert HDL-C to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.0259; LDL-C to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.0259; TC to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.0259; TG to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.0113.

a

ORs were derived from multivariable regression models and adjusted for all sociodemographic and clinical characteristics included in Table 1.

b

The average conversion rate in 2019 was 6.91 yuan to $1.00 US.

c

Obesity is defined as a body mass index (weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) greater than or equal to 28.