Table 2. Baseline total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C and triglycerides (intercept) and change in LDL-C, HDL-C and triglycerides per year (slope) in the 5-yr cohorts (unadjusted).

		Age range in W1	TC			LDL-C
			coeff.	SE	p-value	coeff.	SE	p-value
Intercept	Estimate (mmol/l)	45–49 (ref)	5.94	0.031	<0.001	3.76	0.028	<0.001
	Difference compared to reference group	50–54	0.217	0.042	<0.001	0.181	0.038	<0.001
		55–59	0.344	0.041	<0.001	0.284	0.037	<0.001
		60–64	0.492	0.043	<0.001	0.439	0.038	<0.001
		65–69	0.421	0.041	<0.001	0.379	0.037	<0.001
Slope	Estimate (mmol/l/year)	45–49 (ref)	-0.026	0.003	<0.001	-0.014	0.003	<0.001
	Difference compared to reference group	50–54	-0.025	0.005	<0.001	-0.021	0.004	<0.001
		55–59	-0.047	0.005	0.001	-0.041	0.004	<0.001
		60–64	-0.065	0.005	<0.001	-0.053	0.004	<0.001
		65–69	-0.069	0.006	<0.001	-0.059	0.005	<0.001
				HDL-C			TG
			coeff.	SE	p-value	coeff.	SE	p-value
Intercept	Estimate (mmol/l)	45–49 (ref)	1.54	0.010	<0.001	1.40	0.020	<0.001
	Difference compared to reference group	50–54	-0.004	0.012	0.713	0.089	0.027	0.001
		55–59	-0.011	0.012	0.339	0.150	0.027	<0.001
		60–64	-0.017	0.012	0.173	0.152	0.027	<0.001
		65–69	-0.029	0.012	0.013	0.161	0.026	<0.001
Slope	Estimate (mmol/l/year)	45–49 (ref)	-0.019	0.001	<0.001	0.012	0.002	<0.001
	Difference compared to reference group	50–54	-0.002	0.002	0.178	-0.006	0.003	0.053
		55–59	0.001	0.002	0.761	-0.015	0.003	<0.001
		60–64	0.002	0.002	0.368	-0.028	0.003	<0.001
		65–69	0.003	0.002	0.101	-0.030	0.003	<0.001