Baseline characteristics by HDL-C levels in women
| Characteristics | HDL-C (mg/dL) | ||||||||
| Overall | ≤30 | 31–40 | 41–50 | 51–60 | 61–70 | 71–80 | 81–90 | >90 | |
| n=349 789 | n=2517 | n=25 811 | n=74 398 | n=92 958 | n=73 207 | n=43 472 | n=21 915 | n=15 511 | |
| Age, mean±SD (years) | 57.6±11.6 | 56.1±11.6 | 57.0±11.8 | 57.4±11.6 | 57.7±11.7 | 57.5±11.6 | 57.7±11.6 | 57.9±11.4 | 58.6±11.1 |
| Income quintiles | |||||||||
| 1 (lowest) | 16.7% | 24.6% | 21.8% | 19.2% | 17.0% | 15.6% | 14.0% | 12.9% | 12.8% |
| 2 | 20.4% | 23.8% | 22.5% | 22.1% | 20.9% | 19.7% | 18.6% | 17.9% | 17.2% |
| 3 | 20.5% | 20.0% | 20.9% | 21.5% | 20.8% | 20.2% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 18.5% |
| 4 | 21.0% | 17.5% | 18.9% | 20.0% | 21.1% | 21.7% | 22.2% | 22.0% | 21.7% |
| 5 (highest) | 21.1% | 13.7% | 15.6% | 17.0% | 20.1% | 22.7% | 25.4% | 27.3% | 29.6% |
| Comorbidities | |||||||||
| Hypertension | 42.9% | 55.3% | 52.9% | 49.6% | 44.4% | 39.3% | 35.5% | 33.6% | 34.1% |
| Diabetes | 17.6% | 43.9% | 33.9% | 24.9% | 17.6% | 12.8% | 9.9% | 8.0% | 8.1% |
| Smoker | 16.7% | 29.2% | 24.2% | 19.6% | 14.8% | 16.1% | 13.0% | 17.1% | 12.9% |
| COPD | 8.5% | 13.3% | 10.8% | 9.3% | 8.4% | 7.9% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 8.4% |
| Heavy alcohol consumption* | 5.7% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 5.0% | 6.2% | 5.7% | 11.6% | 15.3% |
| ADGs | 10.2±3.7 | 10.8±3.9 | 10.4±3.8 | 10.3±3.7 | 10.2±3.7 | 10.1±3.7 | 10.0±3.6 | 10.0±3.6 | 10.0±3.6 |
| Lipid profile | |||||||||
| HDL, mean±SD | 60.2±16.1 | 27.2±3.8 | 36.8±2.6 | 45.9±2.8 | 55.4±2.9 | 65.2±2.9 | 75.1±2.9 | 85.0±2.8 | 101.6±11.0 |
| LDL, mean±SD | 120.1±35.7 | 93.5±38.3 | 112.3±37.3 | 120.7±36.8 | 122.9±35.9 | 122.1±35.0 | 119.9±33.8 | 117.2±32.8 | 113.4±32.8 |
| Triglyceride, mean±SD | 124.3±72.7 | 265.3±169.1 | 200.7±107.7 | 156.3±77.2 | 124.6±58.1 | 103.5±47.5 | 90.3±40.7 | 81.3±35.4 | 74.5±32.1 |
| Non-HDL, mean±SD | 145.0±39.8 | 144.5±45.3 | 152.2±43.1 | 152.0±41.6 | 147.9±39.8 | 142.8±38.1 | 138.0±36.4 | 133.4±34.8 | 128.3±34.3 |
| Total cholesterol, mean±SD | 205.2±40.4 | 171.7±45.6 | 189.0±43.2 | 197.9±41.7 | 203.3±39.8 | 208.0±38.1 | 213.1±36.4 | 218.4±34.8 | 229.9±35.2 |
| Lifestyle factors | n=3007 | n=21 | n=241 | n=639 | n=754 | n=609 | n=389 | n=215 | n=139 |
| Ideal BMI (<25 kg/m2) | 42.1% | ≤25% | 22.0% | 27.4% | 37.7% | 50.1% | 53.5% | 64.2% | 71.9% |
| Moderate physical activity† | 45.5% | 47.6% | 31.1% | 39.7% | 42.6% | 50.2% | 51.9% | 58.1% | 53.2% |
| Ideal fruit and vegetable consumption‡ | 44.9% | 33.3% | 37.8% | 40.1% | 45.8% | 50.6% | 45.2% | 48.4% | 44.6% |
*Heavy alcohol consumption defined as ≥5 drinks on 12 or more occasions per year.
†Moderate physical activity defined as ≥30 min walking/day.
‡Ideal fruit and vegetable consumption defined as ≥5 servings/day.
ADG, Aggregated Diagnosis Group; BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.