Table 4 Associates of desirable LDL level of below 130, total cholesterol level of below 200, and HDL level of above 60 according to ATP III classification

Total Cholesterol

HDL

LDL

Sex

0.7 (0.54, 0.9)

0.69 (0.43, 1.13)

0.42 (0.35, 0.5)

0.38 (0.3, 0.48)

0.69 (0.49, 0.96)

0.71 (0.39, 1.3)

Residential area

0.9 (0.7, 1.15)

-

1.02 (0.9, 1.14)

0.96 (0.84, 1.09)

0.74 (0.54, 1.02)

-

Age group (30–34) Reference (25–29)

2.58 (0.27, 24.86)

-

0.61 (0.32, 1.16)

-

0.72 (0.09, 5.57)

-

Age group (35–39)

2.13 (0.24, 18.57)

-

0.39 (0.22, 0.7)

-

0.64 (0.11, 3.85)

-

Age group (40–44)

2.78 (0.33, 23.51)

-

0.55 (0.34, 0.89)

-

1 (0.19, 5.36)

-

Age group (45–49)

2.91 (0.35, 24.09)

-

0.56 (0.35, 0.87)

-

1 (0.19, 5.2)

-

Age group (50–54)

2.27 (0.28, 18.71)

-

0.6 (0.39, 0.91)

-

0.65 (0.13, 3.35)

-

Age group (55–59)

2.2 (0.27, 18.07)

-

0.63 (0.42, 0.96)

-

0.84 (0.17, 4.26)

-

Age group (60–64)

1.64 (0.2, 13.65)

-

0.67 (0.44, 1.02)

-

0.48 (0.09, 2.55)

-

Age group (65 and above)

1.39 (0.17, 11.46)

-

0.7 (0.47, 1.05)

-

0.52 (0.1, 2.63)

-

Marriage status

0.9 (0.77, 1.06)

-

1.03 (0.96, 1.11)

-

0.86 (0.7, 1.06)

-

Employment group (retired) Reference: Worker

0.4 (0.25, 0.63)

0.5 (0.29, 0.87)

1.26 (0.95, 1.67)

1.05 (0.8, 1.39)

0.38 (0.2, 0.71)

0.6 (0.29, 1.25)

Employment group (unemployed)

1.37 (0.79, 2.36)

1.48 (0.85, 2.59)

1 (0.64, 1.56)

0.75 (0.45, 1.25)

2.06 (1.1, 3.84)

2.1 (1.09, 4.04)

Employment group (unpaid)

1.05 (0.79, 1.38)

0.87 (0.54, 1.4)

2.05 (1.65, 2.53)

0.98 (0.77, 1.24)

1.16 (0.8, 1.68)

1.04 (0.55, 1.97)

Years of Schooling (1–7) Reference: 0

0.93 (0.7, 1.25)

-

0.93 (0.82, 1.06)

-

0.79 (0.54, 1.17)

0.72 (0.49, 1.06)

Years of Schooling (7–12)

0.97 (0.67, 1.4)

-

0.81 (0.66, 1)

-

0.79 (0.48, 1.28)

0.81 (0.48, 1.36)

Years of Schooling (12 +)

0.81 (0.58, 1.13)

-

0.86 (0.73, 1.01)

-

0.72 (0.47, 1.11)

0.73 (0.38, 1.38)

WI_National 2 Reference (Wealth Index 1)

0.97 (0.69, 1.36)

-

0.98 (0.82, 1.17)

1.02 (0.86, 1.21)

1.01 (0.66, 1.56)

-

WI_National3

1.11 (0.78, 1.57)

-

0.88 (0.73, 1.05)

1.04 (0.87, 1.24)

1.12 (0.7, 1.78)

-

WI_National4

1 (0.7, 1.42)

-

0.93 (0.78, 1.1)

1.07 (0.89, 1.28)

0.77 (0.46, 1.29)

-

WI_National5

0.63 (0.4, 0.98)

-

1.09 (0.91, 1.3)

1.18 (0.98, 1.43)

0.67 (0.39, 1.15)

-

Basic health insurance

0.94 (0.56, 1.6)

-

1.04 (0.8, 1.35)

-

0.73 (0.4, 1.31)

-

Complementary health insurance

0.68 (0.53, 0.87)

0.95 (0.72, 1.23)

1.06 (0.95, 1.19)

0.98 (0.87, 1.11)

0.63 (0.45, 0.89)

-

Bile Acid (Reference: HMG COA Reductase)

1.22 (0.57, 2.58)

1.24 (0.53, 2.88)

0.68 (0.4, 1.14)

0.96 (0.58, 1.61)

1.77 (0.78, 4.03)

1.98 (0.8, 4.93)

Nicotinic Acid

1.81 (0.67, 4.92)

1.68 (0.58, 4.85)

1.42 (0.97, 2.07)

1.29 (0.94, 1.77)

1.8 (0.49, 6.67)

1.46 (0.29, 7.48)

Unknown

2.18 (1.6, 2.97)

1.76 (1.29, 2.4)

0.61 (0.46, 0.8)

0.65 (0.5, 0.84)

2.34 (1.53, 3.59)

2.09 (1.41, 3.11)

Ever visited traditional healer for high cholesterol

1.21 (0.82, 1.78)

-

0.94 (0.75, 1.18)

1.04 (0.83, 1.31)

0.89 (0.5, 1.57)

-

Current use traditional remedy for high cholesterol

1.3 (0.92, 1.85)

-

0.93 (0.77, 1.12)

0.93 (0.77, 1.11)

1.44 (0.9, 2.29)

-

Diabetes

0.6 (0.47, 0.75)

0.68 (0.52, 0.88)

1.02 (0.9, 1.15)

1.07 (0.95, 1.19)

0.6 (0.44, 0.81)

0.71 (0.51, 0.99)

Current tobacco smoking

0.71 (0.56, 0.89)

0.74 (0.58, 0.95)

0.82 (0.73, 0.92)

0.82 (0.73, 0.91)

0.59 (0.43, 0.82)

0.65 (0.47, 0.91)

Hypertension Sys > = 140 or dias > = 90 or drug usage

0.91 (0.58, 1.42)

-

0.5(0.35, 0.71)

0.89(0.6, 1.34)

0.49(0.24, 1.01)

-

Experience of heart attack or stroke or sudden death in family

0.8 (0.62, 1.02)

-

0.92 (0.82, 1.04)

-

0.85 (0.61, 1.17)

-

Low physical activity

1.03 (0.77, 1.37)

-

0.99 (0.85, 1.15)

-

1 (0.69, 1.45)

-

BMI (25–30) (Reference: Under 25)

1.04 (0.82, 1.32)

-

1.09 (0.97, 1.23)

-

1.13 (0.82, 1.55)

-

BMI (30–35)

1.13 (0.78, 1.64)

-

0.84 (0.72, 0.99)

-

1.04 (0.64, 1.68)

-

BMI (more than 35)

1.02 (0.69, 1.5)

-

0.8 (0.67, 0.95)

-

0.9 (0.55, 1.5)

-

Familiar with traffic light guide to food

1.28 (0.81, 2.01)

-

0.95 (0.78, 1.15)

-

1.22 (0.7, 2.15)

-

Pay attention to the traffic light guide to food (Often)

(Reference: Always)

1.02 (0.78, 1.33)

-

1.06 (0.93, 1.2)

-

0.96 (0.67, 1.38)

-

Pay attention to the traffic light guide to food (Sometimes)

1.49 (0.78, 2.83)

-

0.76 (0.54, 1.06)

-

0.9 (0.35, 2.32)

-

Pay attention to the traffic light guide to food (Rarely)

1.12 (0.59, 2.15)

-

1.25 (0.99, 1.58)

-

0.71 (0.31, 1.63)

-

Pay attention to the traffic light guide to food (Never)

1.1 (0.48, 2.55)

-

0.77 (0.51, 1.18)

-

0.49 (0.17, 1.46)

-

Frequency of adding salt while eating (Often)

(Reference: Always)

1.19 (0.76, 1.87)

-

0.95 (0.79, 1.13)

-

0.87 (0.51, 1.47)

-

Frequency of adding salt while eating (Sometimes)

1.1 (0.64, 1.87)

-

0.9 (0.66, 1.21)

-

1.03 (0.48, 2.21)

-

Frequency of adding salt while eating (Rarely)

0.99 (0.63, 1.57)

-

1.07 (0.84, 1.35)

-

1.01 (0.53, 1.93)

-

Frequency of adding salt while eating (Never)

0.98 (0.62, 1.54)

-

0.95 (0.75, 1.19)

-

1.01 (0.54, 1.89)

-

Frequency of eating salty foods Often)

(Reference: Always)

0.89 (0.58, 1.35)

1.07 (0.69, 1.65)

1.03 (0.83, 1.27)

0.97 (0.8, 1.17)

0.96 (0.53, 1.75)

-

Frequency of eating salty foods (Sometimes)

0.46 (0.25, 0.84)

0.55 (0.28, 1.1)

1.24 (0.86, 1.79)

1.17 (0.83, 1.66)

0.38 (0.17, 0.88)

-

Frequency of eating salty foods (Rarely)

0.65 (0.42, 1.01)

0.7 (0.42, 1.18)

1.02 (0.74, 1.39)

0.94 (0.72, 1.23)

0.61 (0.36, 1.05)

-

Frequency of eating salty foods (Rarely)

0.51 (0.33, 0.8)

0.56 (0.34, 0.91)

1 (0.73, 1.36)

0.93 (0.72, 1.21)

0.35 (0.2, 0.63)

-

Importance of salt reduction (Slightly important) (Reference: Very important)

0.38 (0.25, 0.59)

0.39 (0.24, 0.65)

1.04 (0.76, 1.41)

-

0.36 (0.21, 0.61)

0.35 (0.19, 0.65)

Importance of salt reduction (Not Important)

1.33 (1.04, 1.71)

1.18 (0.9, 1.55)

1.04 (0.91, 1.18)

-

1.46 (1.05, 2.02)

1.47 (1.03, 2.08)

Doctor's advice\ usage fruits or vegetables daily

1.16 (0.69, 1.93)

-

0.94 (0.71, 1.24)

-

0.88 (0.45, 1.72)

-

Doctor's advice\ decrease oil

1 (0.72, 1.39)

-

1.05 (0.9, 1.22)

-

0.97 (0.62, 1.5)

-

Doctor's advice\ do exercise

1.05 (0.74, 1.48)

-

1.07 (0.92, 1.26)

-

1.21 (0.73, 2)

-

Doctor's advice\ lose weight

1.01 (0.74, 1.37)

-

1.16 (1, 1.34)

-

0.93 (0.61, 1.42)

-