Table 1 Univariate analysis regarding HC status in the Al Kharj population sample (n = 1019)
Variables | Hypercholesterolemia | Total (n = 1019) | Chi-square (X2) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 892) | Yes (n = 127) | ||||
n (%) | n (%) | ||||
Respondent age | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | – | – | |
| Â | 25.6Â years (8.6) | 31.8Â years (8.6) | 26.4Â years (8.6) | Â | Â |
Respondent sex | Â | Â | |||
 Male | 309 (34.6) | 72 (56.7) | 381 (37.4) | 23.093 |  ≤ 0.0001 |
 Female | 583 (65.4) | 55 (43.3) | 638 (62.6) | ||
Marital status | Â | Â | |||
 Not married | 621 (69.6) | 41 (32.3) | 662 (65.0) | 68.086 |  ≤ 0.0001 |
 Married | 271 (30.4) | 86 (67.7) | 357 (35.0) | ||
Education level | |||||
 Primary | 15 (1.7) | 7 (5.5) | 22 (2.2) | 27.177 |  ≤ 0.0001 |
 Secondary | 101 (11.3) | 30 (23.6) | 131 (12.9) | ||
 Intermediate | 28 (3.1) | 2 (1.6) | 30 (2.9) | ||
 University | 719 (80.6) | 81 (63.8) | 800 (78.5) | ||
 Postgraduate | 29 (3.8) | 7 (5.5) | 36 (3.5) | ||
Job type | |||||
 Not working | 28 (3.1) | 4 (3.1) | 32 (3.1) | 56.683 |  ≤ 0.0001 |
 Civilian | 440 (49.3) | 107 (84.3) | 547 (53.7) | ||
 Soldier | 424 (47.5) | 16 (12.6) | 440 (43.2) | ||
Diabetes status | |||||
 Diabetic | 858 (96.2) | 116 (91.3) | 974 (95.6) | 6.195 | 0.013 |
 Non-diabetic | 34 (3.8) | 11 (8.7) | 45 (4.4) | ||
 Smoking status | |||||
 Non-smoker | 787 (88.2) | 100 (78.7) | 887 (87.0) | 9.044 | 0.011 |
 Ex-smoker | 24 (2.7) | 7 (5.5) | 31 (3.0) | ||
 Current smoker | 81 (9.1) | 20 (15.7) | 101 (9.9) | ||
BMI class | |||||
 Non-obese (< 25 kg/m2) | 439 (49.3) | 26 (20.5) | 465 (45.7) | 41.090 |  ≤ 0.0001 |
 Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 230 (25.8) | 42 (33.1) | 272 (26.7) | ||
 Class I obese (30–34.9 kg/m2) | 134 (15.0) | 35 (27.6) | 169 (16.6) | ||
 Class II/III obese (≥ 35 kg/m2) | 88 (9.9) | 24 (18.9) | 112 (11.0) | ||