Table 1.

Mean differences (95% CIs) on lipid-indicator levels associated with egg consumption.

		Egg consumption (number per week)
Lipid indicators (mg/dL)	<3	3 to <6	≥6
Multivariable-adjusted
TC	0 (ref)	−0.606 (−1.129 to − 0.084)	1.795 (1.315 to 2.275)
TG	0 (ref)	−1.465 (−2.852 to −0.079)	−4.208 (−5.485 to −2.931)
LDL-C	0 (ref)	−0.848 (−1.318 to −0.377)	1.763 (1.337 to 2.189)
HDL-C	0 (ref)	0.461 (0.240 to 0.682)	0.815 (0.612 to 1.018)
Non-HDL-C	0 (ref)	−1.071 (−1.581 to −0.561)	0.917 (0.452 to 1.381)
Additionally adjusted hypertension and diabetes
TC	0 (ref)	−0.599 (−1.128 to −0.070)	1.859 (1.373 to 2.345)
TG	0 (ref)	−0.764 (−2.142 to 0.615)	−4.320 (−5.574 to −3.067)
LDL-C	0 (ref)	−0.891 (−1.369 to −0.413)	1.823 (1.390 to 2.256)
HDL-C	0 (ref)	0.457 (0.234 to 0.680)	0.782 (0.577 to 0.987)
Non-HDL-C	0 (ref)	−1.067 (−1.583 to −0.551)	0.983 (0.514 to 1.453)
Excluded subjects with metabolic disease (hypertension, diabetes, and obesity)∗
TC	0 (ref)	−0.889 (−1.561 to —0.216)	1.631 (0.998 to 2.264)
TG	0 (ref)	0.174 (−1.415 to 1.763)	−3.182 (−4.647 to −1.716)
LDL-C	0 (ref)	−1.132 (−1.742 to −0.521)	1.589 (1.024 to 2.155)
HDL-C	0 (ref)	0.241 (−0.050 to 0.531)	0.639 (0.367 to 0.911)
Non-HDL-C	0 (ref)	−1.147 (−1.805 to −0.489)	0.911 (0.299 to 1.522)

Model adjusted for age, gender, urbanization, geographic region, body mass index, current smoker, current drinker, education level, per-capita household income, ideal diet score, and ideal dairy intake.

^∗After excluded subjects with metabolic disease (hypertension, diabetes, and obesity), 33,025 subjects were included in the analyses. CIs: Confidence intervals; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Non-HDL-C: Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC: Total cholesterol; TG: Triglyceride.