Table 1 Characteristics of the patients according to the LDL levels at baseline
Characteristics | LDL-C levels | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 2.59 | 2.59- < 3.37 | 3.37- < 4.14 | 4.14- < 4.92 | ≥4.92 | χ2 | P-value | |
Age (years), n(%) | 29.793 | 0.073 | |||||
28–29 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
30–39 | 5 (38.5) | 4 (30.8) | 2 (15.4) | 2 (15.4) | 0 (0.0) | ||
40–49 | 14 (29.2) | 9 (18.8) | 18 (37.5) | 5 (10.4) | 2 (4.2) | ||
50–59 | 41 (30.4) | 42 (31.1) | 39 (28.9) | 9 (6.7) | 4 (3.0) | ||
60–69 | 71 (44.7) | 39 (24.5) | 31 (19.5) | 16 (10.1) | 2 (1.3) | ||
≥ 70(%) | 76 (45.8) | 48 (28.9) | 25 (15.1) | 12 (7.2) | 5 (3.0) | ||
Gender, n(%) | 0.637 | 0.959 | |||||
Male | 156 (39.7) | 108 (27.5) | 88 (22.4) | 31 (7.9) | 10 (2.5) | ||
Female | 51 (39.5) | 34 (26.4) | 28 (21.7) | 13 (10.1) | 3 (2.3) | ||
BMI (kg/m2), n(%) | 11.543 | 0.483 | |||||
< 18.5 | 4 (36.4) | 3 (27.3) | 3 (27.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (9.1) | ||
18.5- < 24.0 | 110 (41.5) | 75 (28.3) | 53 (20.0) | 23 (8.7) | 4 (1.5) | ||
24.0- < 28.0 | 68 (38.0) | 50 (27.9) | 38 (21.2) | 16 (8.9) | 7 (3.9) | ||
≥ 28.0 | 25 (37.3) | 14 (20.9) | 22 (32.8) | 5 (7.9) | 1 (1.5) | ||
Education, n(%) | 5.006 | 0.958 | |||||
Primary school | 32 (42.7) | 19 (25.3) | 15 (20.0) | 7 (9.3) | 2 (2.7) | ||
Middle school | 82 (38.5) | 58 (27.2) | 51 (23.9) | 16 (7.5) | 6 (2.8) | ||
High school | 81 (40.1) | 53 (26.2) | 43 (21.3) | 20 (9.9) | 5 (2.5) | ||
> High school | 12 (37.5) | 12 (37.5) | 7 (21.9) | 1 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Residence, n(%) | 0.267 | 0.992 | |||||
Urban | 132 (40.4) | 88 (26.9) | 71 (21.7) | 28 (8.6) | 8 (2.4) | ||
Rural | 75 (38.5) | 54 (27.7) | 45 (23.1) | 16 (8.2) | 5 (2.6) | ||
Smoking, n(%) | 12.097 | 0.147 | |||||
Never | 131 (43.2) | 78 (25.7) | 65 (21.5) | 22 (7.3) | 7 (2.3) | ||
Former | 22 (50.0) | 11 (25.0) | 6 (13.6) | 3 (6.8) | 2 (4.5) | ||
Current | 54 (31.0) | 53 (30.5) | 45 (25.9) | 19 (10.9) | 3 (1.7) | ||
Drinking, n(%) | 4.553 | 0.336 | |||||
Yes | 23 (39.0) | 11 (18.6) | 16 (27.1) | 6 (10.2) | 3 (5.1) | ||
No | 184 (39.7) | 131 (28.3) | 100 (21.6) | 38 (8.2) | 10 (2.2) | ||
Occupation, n(%) | 12.719 | 0.122 | |||||
Light | 179 (41.7) | 115 (26.8) | 93 (21.7) | 31 (7.2) | 11 (2.6) | ||
Medium | 27 (30.3) | 24 (27.0) | 23 (25.8) | 13 (14.6) | 2 (2.2) | ||
others | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Famliy monthly income per capita, n(%) | 9.987 | 0.617 | |||||
< 1000 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
1000–3000 | 58 (37.2) | 41 (26.3) | 40 (25.6) | 13 (8.3) | 4 (2.6) | ||
3000–6000 | 135 (41.7) | 85 (26.2) | 68 (21.0) | 29 (9.0) | 7 (2.2) | ||
> 6000 | 14 (34.1) | 16 (39.0) | 7 (17.1) | 2 (4.9) | 2 (4.9) | ||
Diet control, n(%) | 5.948 | 0.203 | |||||
No | 39 (31.7) | 33 (26.8) | 34 (27.6) | 13 (10.6) | 4 (3.3) | ||
Yes | 168 (42.1) | 109 (27.3) | 82 (20.6) | 31 (7.8) | 9 (2.3) | ||
Daily staple food intake, n(%) | 12.308 | 0.138 | |||||
Rice | 185 (38.8) | 128 (26.8) | 112 (23.5) | 40 (8.4) | 12 (2.5) | ||
Noodle | 1 (14.3) | 3 (42.9) | 1 (14.3) | 2 (28.6) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Rice+Noodle | 21 (55.3) | 11 (28.9) | 3 (7.9) | 2 (5.3) | 1 (2.6) | ||
Physical activity, n(%) | 6.349 | 0.175 | |||||
No | 5 (20.0) | 8 (32.0) | 8 (32.0) | 4 (16.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Yes | 202 (40.6) | 134 (27.0) | 108 (21.7) | 40 (8.0) | 13 (2.6) | ||