The 23-year tracking of blood lipids from adolescence to adulthood in Korea: the Kangwha study

Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted tracking coefficients of lipid levels for study participants from adolescence to adulthood according to sex

Lipids	Number of participants	Average number of measurements per person	Tracking coefficient (95% CI)
Lipids	Number of participants	Average number of measurements per person	Unadjusted	Adjusted^a
Total
Total cholesterol	432	4.33	0.58 (0.54–0.62)	0.58 (0.54–0.63)
Triglyceride	432	4.33	0.40 (0.32–0.49)	0.39 (0.31–0.48)
HDL cholesterol	432	4.33	0.54 (0.49–0.60)	0.51 (0.47–0.56)
Non-HDL cholesterol	432	4.33	0.56 (0.52–0.61)	0.56 (0.52–0.60)
LDL cholesterol	432	4.30	0.57 (0.52–0.61)	0.56 (0.52–0.61)
Men
Total cholesterol	205	4.40	0.52 (0.46–0.58)	0.52 (0.46–0.58)
Triglyceride	205	4.40	0.44 (0.31–0.56)	0.39 (0.26–0.52)
HDL cholesterol	205	4.40	0.58 (0.52–0.64)	0.56 (0.51–0.62)
Non-HDL cholesterol	205	4.40	0.51 (0.45–0.58)	0.50 (0.44–0.56)
LDL cholesterol	205	4.34	0.50 (0.43–0.57)	0.50 (0.43–0.57)
Women
Total cholesterol	227	4.26	0.68 (0.62–0.73)	0.67 (0.61–0.72)
Triglyceride	227	4.26	0.42 (0.36–0.49)	0.41 (0.35–0.48)
HDL cholesterol	227	4.26	0.52 (0.45–0.59)	0.50 (0.43–0.56)
Non-HDL cholesterol	227	4.26	0.69 (0.63–0.74)	0.65 (0.59–0.71)
LDL cholesterol	227	4.26	0.65 (0.59–0.71)	0.63 (0.57–0.69)

Abbreviations: HDL high-density lipoprotein, CI confidence interval
All p values of tracking coefficients were <0.008. ^aAdjusted for sex, measurement year, body mass index, and systolic blood pressure at each measurement

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