Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population
From: Decreasing cholesterol levels in the community – lifestyle change with statin?
Total cholesterol at baseline | P for linearity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
<4.9 | 4.9–5.7 | >5.7 | ||
N = 115 | N = 106 | N = 105 | ||
Number of females, % | 64 (56) | 58 (55) | 46 (44) | 0.16 |
Age, years, mean (SD) | 47 (10) | 51 (9) | 53 (9) | <0.001 |
Education years, mean (SD) | 11.5 (3.0) | 10.8 (2.8) | 10.5 (2.8) | 0.026 |
Living alone, n (%) | 11 (10) | 9 (9) | 16 (15) | 0.25 |
Employed, n (%) | 81 (70) | 67 (63) | 62 (59) | 0.20 |
Medication | ||||
Hypertension | 15 (13) | 16 (15) | 25 (24) | 0.084 |
Diabetes | 7 (6) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 0.13 |
Depression | 3 (3) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | 0.27 |
BDI-211 score, mean(SD) | 5.7 (7.3) | 4.8 (4.9) | 5.8 (6.3) | 0.52 |
Smoking, n (%) | 31 (27) | 22 (21) | 31 (30) | 0.32 |
Alcohol use, n (%) | 90 (78) | 83 (78) | 84 (80) | 0.94 |
Physical activity, n (%) | 0.44 | |||
Low | 22 (19) | 17 (16) | 15 (14) | |
Moderate | 36 (32) | 25 (24) | 32 (31) | |
High | 55 (49) | 64 (60) | 57 (55) | |