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Table 1 Distribution (means and %) of the variables by the ratio total cholesterol and HDL, n = 6147

From: The ratio of total cholesterol to high density lipoprotein cholesterol and myocardial infarction in Women’s health in the Lund area (WHILA): a 17-year follow-up cohort study

Variable

 

TC/HDL-C category

Totals

≤3.5

> 3.5 - ≤ 4.0

> 4.0 - ≤ 5

> 5.0

Number of women (%)

6147

3326 (54.0)

981 (16.0)

1115 (18.2)

725 (11.9)

Ratio TC/HDL-C (mean)

3.66

2.84

3.73

4.43

6.15

TC (mean; mmol/L)

5.95

5.58

6.07

6.35

6.90

HDL-C (mean; mmol/L)

1.73

1.99

1.63

1.44

1.15

Age, mean (years)

56.4

56.2

56.6

56.7

56.7

Age groups (years)

 50–54 (%)

31.7

34.6

26.8

28.8

29.5

 55–59 (%)

49.7

49.1

53.8

49.4

47.5

 60–64 (%)

18.6

16.3

19.4

21.8

23.0

Education

 Low-Middle (%)

64.6

62.5

67.0

74.3

65.4

 High (%)

35.4

37.5

33.0

25.7

34.6

Smoking

 Non-smoker (%)

59.2

62.8

59.3

55.5

48.2

 Former smoker (%)

20.1

20.6

20.9

18.8

19.2

 Daily smoker (%)

20.7

16.6

19.8

25.7

32.6

WHR

 Small (≤0.78) (%)

54.7

66.0

53.1

41.0

26.3

 Large (> 0.78) (%)

45.3

34.0

46.9

59.0

73.7

Blood pressure

 SBP < 140 & DBP < 90 mmHg (%)

52.2

56.4

53.4

46.4

40.8

 SBP 140–149 or DBP 90–99 mmHg (%)

27.1

25.3

25.9

30.5

31.6

 SBP ≥ 150 or DBP ≥ 100 mmHg (%)

20.7

18.3

20.7

23.1

27.6

NDI

 Deprived areas (%)

69.8

68.7

68.6

71.7

73.3

 Affluent areas (%)

30.2

31.3

31.4

26.7

26.7

  1. TC Total cholesterol, HDL High-density-lipoprotein cholesterol, TC/HDL-C Total-cholesterol-to-HDL ratio, WHR Waist-hip-ratio, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, NDI Neighborhood deprivation index