Table 2 Mean (95% CI) of serum TC, TG, HDL-C, and LDL-C levels in Chinese rural population

 Total^a

4.76 (4.75–4.77)

1.68 (1.67–1.69)

1.33 (1.32–1.33)

2.87 (2.86–2.88)

  Men

4.63 (4.62–4.65)

1.66 (1.64–1.68)

1.26 (1.25–1.26)

2.81 (2.80–2.82)

  Women

4.84 (4.83–4.86)

1.69 (1.67–1.70)

1.37 (1.37–1.37)

2.91 (2.90–2.92)

  P

< 0.001

0.022

< 0.001

< 0.001

  18~

4.40 (4.37–4.43)

1.48 (1.44–1.51)

1.30 (1.29–1.31)

2.55 (2.52–2.57)

  40~

4.61 (4.59–4.63)

1.71 (1.69–1.74)

1.29 (1.28–1.30)

2.74 (2.72–2.76)

  50~

4.83 (4.81–4.85)

1.80 (1.78–1.82)

1.31 (1.30–1.31)

2.91 (2.90–2.93)

  60~

4.86 (4.85–4.88)

1.67 (1.65–1.69)

1.35 (1.34–1.35)

2.96 (2.95–2.98)

  70–79

4.91 (4.88–4.94)

1.54 (1.51–1.58)

1.38 (1.37–1.39)

3.01 (2.98–3.03)

  P

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  P _trend

< 0.001

0.828

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Men, age, y

  18~

4.61 (4.56–4.66)

1.89 (1.84–1.95)

1.16 (1.15–1.18)

2.75 (2.71–2.79)

  40~

4.77 (4.73–4.80)

1.97 (1.93–2.02)

1.20 (1.19–1.21)

2.86 (2.83–2.89)

  50~

4.67 (4.64–4.70)

1.77 (1.74–1.81)

1.24 (1.23–1.25)

2.83 (2.81–2.86)

  60~

4.60 (4.57–4.63)

1.48 (1.45–1.51)

1.31 (1.30–1.31)

2.82 (2.79–2.84)

  70–79

4.60 (4.56–4.64)

1.37 (1.32–1.42)

1.32 (1.31–1.34)

2.83 (2.80–2.86)

  P

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.003

  P _trend

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.310

  18~

4.28 (4.25–4.32)

1.24 (1.20–1.29)

1.38 (1.37–1.40)

2.43 (2.40–2.47)

  40~

4.53 (4.50–4.56)

1.57 (1.53–1.60)

1.35 (1.34–1.36)

2.68 (2.66–2.70)

  50~

4.93 (4.90–4.95)

1.82 (1.79–1.84)

1.35 (1.34–1.36)

2.96 (2.94–2.98)

  60~

5.05 (5.03–5.07)

1.80 (1.78–1.83)

1.37 (1.36–1.38)

3.07 (3.05–3.09)

  70–79

5.15 (5.11–5.19)

1.69 (1.65–1.73)

1.41 (1.40–1.43)

3.15 (3.12–3.18)

  P

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  P _trend

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001