Table 4 Mean HDL-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels at baseline survey by social class, educational level and deprivation category
Men | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 10,147 | |||||||
HDL-cholesterol | LDL-cholesterol | ||||||
Social class | n | * | † | ‡ | * | † | ‡ |
I | 782 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 3.93 | 3.94 | 3.93 |
II | 3888 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 3.94 | 3.94 | 3.93 |
III Non-manual | 1259 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 3.92 | 3.92 | 3.92 |
III Manual | 2570 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.90 |
IV | 1354 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 3.91 | 3.90 | 3.91 |
V | 294 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 3.88 | 3.88 | 3.88 |
p value for trend | 0.001 | 0.01 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | |
Educational level | |||||||
Degree or equivalent | 1571 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 3.92 | 3.92 | 3.92 |
A-level or equivalent | 4636 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 3.93 | 3.93 | 3.93 |
O-level or equivalent | 882 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 3.94 | 3.94 | 3.93 |
No qualifications | 3059 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.90 |
p value for trend | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.09 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | |
Deprivation category ‡ | |||||||
1 (<−3.80) | 2068 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 3.92 | 3.93 | 3.93 |
2 (−3.79 to −2.92) | 2139 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 3.92 | 3.92 | 3.92 |
3 (−2.91 to −2.09) | 1971 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 3.95 | 3.95 | 3.95 |
4 (−2.08 to −0.55) | 2042 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 3.90 | 3.89 | 3.89 |
5 (> − 0.54) | 1927 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 3.91 | 3.91 | 3.92 |
p value for trend | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |