Dutch | Turkish | Moroccan | |
---|---|---|---|
Men | (n = 202) | (n = 189) | (n = 181) |
total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.51 (5.33-5.70) | 4.99 (4.78-5.19)*** | 4.71 (4.46-4.96)*** |
hypercholesterolemia† (%) | 24.1 (18.6-30.6) | 8.9 (6.4-12.2)*** | 7.6 (4.8-11.8)*** |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.40 (1.34-1.45) | 1.14 (1.09-1.19)*** | 1.15 (1.09-1.22)*** |
low HDL cholesterol‡ (%) | 7.4 (4.0-13.3) | 28.7 (19.9-39.4)*** | 25.6 (16.0-38.5)** |
total/HDL cholesterol ratio | 4.14 (3.94-4.34) | 4.58 (4.34-4.82)** | 4.29 (4.00-4.57) |
high total/HDL cholesterol ratio# (%) | 21.2 (15.2-28.8) | 30.0 (21.2-40.6) | 28.3 (19.3-39.4) |
Women | (n = 289) | (n = 214) | (n = 145) |
total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.38 (5.25-5.51) | 5.01 (4.85-5.16)*** | 4.88 (4.71-5.05)*** |
hypercholesterolemia† (%) | 21.9 (18.7-25.5) | 10.5 (6.9-15.6)*** | 8.3 (5.4-12.6)*** |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.69 (1.63-1.75) | 1.39 (1.33-1.45)*** | 1.40 (1.34-1.46)*** |
low HDL cholesterol‡ (%) | 11.1 (7.2-16.7) | 39.4 (32.1-47.2)*** | 23.8 (16.6-32.9)** |
total/HDL cholesterol ratio | 3.37 (3.23-3.50) | 3.84 (3.67-4.01)*** | 3.64 (3.46-3.82)* |
high total/HDL cholesterol ratio# (%) | 7.9 (5.2-11.9) | 19.3 (14.0-25.9)*** | 9.8 (5.9-15.8) |