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Table 3 Results from logistic regression analysis that evaluated the diet, physical activity, alcohol intake and smoking (healthy index) on the likelihood of having hypercholesterolemia

From: Diet, lifestyle factors and hypercholesterolemia in elderly men and women from Cyprus

Healthy index

OR (95% CI)

PAR (%)

P

# protective factors 0 (reference category)

1.00

  

1

0.33; 0.05 to 3.06

25

0.33

2

0.47; 0.22 to 0.97

20

0.01

3

0.20; 0.08 to 0.41

30

0.001

4

0.15; 0.07 to 0.29

31

0.001

  1. OR = odds ratio; PAR = population attributable risk.
  2. Variables also entered in the model were age, sex, body mass index, history of hypertension, and diabetes mellitus.