Table 3 Associations with total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol estimated from multilevel regression models among men and women*

Work economic sector

Ref.: Health and social work

Manufacturing industry

2.27 -9.03 – 13.58

-1.12 -12.28 – 10.03

3.71 -6.16 – 13.58

-3.08 -13.05 – 6.89

-1.74 -5.12 – 1.65

0.22 -3.82 – 4.26

Construction

8.05 -4.35 – 20.46

12.04 -14.48 – 38.55

9.00 -1.84 – 19.84

12.87 -10.75 – 36.50

-1.86 -5.58 – 1.85

0.89 -8.69 – 10.48

Commercial, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

1.26 -10.09 – 12.61

4.41 -5.95 – 14.79

3.03 -6.88 – 12.94

1.28 -8.00 – 10.57

-2.28 -5.68 – 1.12

2.53 -1.23 – 6.30

Hotels and restaurants

0.69 -11.33 – 12.72

12.84 -0.26 – 25.93

3.98 -6.52 – 14.49

8.83 -2.90 – 20.57

-4.98 -8.58 – -1.37

3.04 -1.72 – 7.80

Transport and communications

-4.53 -16.40 – 7.34

-0.45 -13.06 – 12.17

-1.64 -12.03 – 8.75

-3.25 -14.57 – 8.07

-3.52 -7.08 – 0.04

2.59 -1.99 – 7.18

Financial activities

4.41 -7.13 – 15.95

1.56 -9.67 – 12.81

6.87 -3.20 – 16.95

1.74 -8.31 – 11.80

-2.30 -5.76 – 1.15

-0.50 -4.58 – 3.58

Real estate, renting and business services

0.70 -10.06 – 11.46

4.84 -4.43 – 14.13

3.06 -6.34 – 12.45

2.45 -5.87 – 10.78

-2.61 -5.84 – 0.61

1.83 -1.54 – 5.21

Public administration

1.92 -12.09 – 15.92

-5.20 -16.69 – 6.29

1.38 -10.85 – 13.61

-2.01 -12.28 – 8.26

-2.55 -6.75 – 1.64

-2.46 -6.63 – 1.70

Education

-3.54 -16.43 – 9.33

4.04 -7.87 – 15.95

1.52 -9.72 – 12.77

3.70 -6.94 – 14.34

-3.87 -7.74 – -0.01

-0.77 -5.09 – 3.54

Collective, social and personal services

5.20 -5.57 – 15.97

-1.55 -11.01 – 7.89

7.30 -2.11 – 16.70

-2.51 -10.97 – 5.94

-2.89 -6.11 – 0.33

1.28 -2.14 – 4.72

Private (vs. public)

3.17 -3.29 – 9.64

-1.89 -9.11 – 5.32

2.16 -3.49 – 7.81

0.34 -6.10 – 6.77

-0.41 -2.35 – 1.52

-0.79 -3.40 – 1.82