Trends in LDL-C and Non-HDL-C Levels with Age

Zhang Peng, Su Qian, Ye Xiaomiao, Guan Ping, Chen Chengjun, Hang Yanwen, Dong Jian, Xu Zhongjie, Hu Wei

Table 1 General distribution characteristics of the parameters by sex.

Parameter Male Female P Number of subjects 49,201 35,084 / Person-time 98,402 70,168 / Age, years 44.3 ± 13.2 42.4 ± 12.5 <0.001 Current smoker 17,221 (35.0%) 726 (2.1%) <0.001 Moderate drinker 10,993 (22.3%) 1,022 (2.9%) <0.001 Inactive lifestyle 8,856 (18.0%) 5,101 (14.8%) <0.001 BMI (kg/m2) 24.4 ± 3.1 22.3 ± 3.1 <0.001 Systolic BP 132.4 ± 17.7 125.0 ± 19.0 <0.001 Diastolic BP 81.8 ± 11.3 75.1 ± 11.2 <0.001 TC (mmol/L) 4.76 ± 0.91 4.59 ± 0.87 <0.001 TG (mmol/L) 1.73 (1.20, 2.56) 1.17 (0.84, 1.68) <0.001 HDL-C (mmol/L) 1.29 ± 0.38 1.49 ± 0.32 <0.001 LDL-C (mmol/L) 2.59 ± 0.82 2.46 ± 0.73 <0.001 Non-HDL-C (mmol/L) 3.48 ± 0.96 3.10 ± 0.85 <0.001 Glucose (mmol/L) 5.52 ± 1.4 5.23 ± 1.0 <0.001