Table 5 Mean HDL-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels at baseline survey by social class, educational level and deprivation category
Women | |||||||
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N = 12,304 | |||||||
HDL-cholesterol | LDL-cholesterol | ||||||
Social class | n | * | † | ‡ | * | † | ‡ |
I | 802 | 1.65 | 1.63 | 1.61 | 3.94 | 3.96 | 3.98 |
II | 4352 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.58 | 3.99 | 3.99 | 4.01 |
III Non-manual | 2464 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 3.99 | 4.00 | 3.99 |
III Manual | 2574 | 1.52 | 1.53 | 1.55 | 4.03 | 4.02 | 4.01 |
IV | 1640 | 1.53 | 1.55 | 1.56 | 4.02 | 4.00 | 3.99 |
V | 472 | 1.51 | 1.54 | 1.57 | 4.11 | 4.08 | 4.06 |
p value for trend | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.002 | 0.04 | 0.4 | 0.8 | |
Educational level | |||||||
Degree or equivalent | 1357 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.61 | 3.92 | 3.93 | 3.95 |
A-level or equivalent | 3234 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.59 | 3.95 | 3.95 | 3.96 |
O-level or equivalent | 2011 | 1.58 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 3.98 | 3.99 | 3.99 |
No qualifications | 5701 | 1.52 | 1.53 | 1.54 | 4.06 | 4.05 | 4.04 |
p value for trend | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.001 | |
Deprivation category ‡ | |||||||
1 (<−3.80) | 2466 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 4.03 | 4.03 | 4.04 |
2 (−3.79 to −2.92) | 2542 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
3 (−2.91 to −2.09) | 2368 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 4.00 | 4.01 | 4.01 |
4 (−2.08 to −0.55) | 2517 | 1.56 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 3.98 | 3.98 | 3.98 |
5 (> − 0.54) | 2411 | 1.57 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 4.00 | 3.99 | 3.99 |
p value for trend | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |