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 5 Age associations with the non-HDL-C level in each age phase adjusted for confounding factors.

Female Male Independent variable Coef. 95% CI P Independent variable Coef. 95% CI P Age phase I: 18 ≤ age ≤ 56 Age phase I: 18 ≤ age ≤ 33 Age 0.031 0.029~0.032 <0.001 Age 0.053 0.049~0.056 <0.001 Systolic BP / / / Systolic BP 0.004 0.001~0.008 <0.001 Diastolic BP 0.030 0.023~0.039 <0.001 Diastolic BP / / / Glucose (mmol/L) 0.191 0.179~0.202 <0.001 Glucose (mmol/L) 0.319 0.299~0.339 <0.001 BMI (kg/m2) 0.056 0.044~0.064 <0.001 BMI (kg/m2) 0.085 0.067~0.103 <0.001 Inactive lifestyle 0.029 0.019~0.045 <0.001 Inactive lifestyle 0.034 0.027~0.043 0.008 Moderate drinking / / / Moderate drinking 0.037 0.023~0.058 <0.001 Smoking / / / Smoking 0.111 0.091~0.175 0.006 Age phase II: 34 ≤ age ≤ 56 Age / / / Systolic BP / / / Diastolic BP 0.008 0.004~0.011 <0.001 Glucose (mmol/L) 0.181 0.172~0.188 <0.001 BMI (kg/m2) 0.064 0.049~0.078 <0.001 Inactive lifestyle 0.087 0.081~0.092 <0.001 Moderate drinking 0.031 0.029~0.043 0.009 Smoking 0.118 0.111~0.132 <0.001 Age phase II: age ≥ 57 Age phase III: age ≥ 57 Age -0.015 -0.017~-0.012 <0.001 Age -0.018 -0.020~-0.016 <0.001 Systolic BP / / / Systolic BP / / / Diastolic BP 0.012 0.006~0.018 <0.001 Diastolic BP 0.005 0.001~0.006 0.004 Glucose (mmol/L) 0.073 0.036~0.110 <0.001 Glucose (mmol/L) 0.117 0.103~0.131 <0.001 BMI (kg/m2) 0.039 0.023~0.055 <0.001 BMI (kg/m2) 0.043 0.027~0.060 <0.001 Inactive lifestyle 0.028 0.017~0.033 0.007 Inactive lifestyle 0.032 0.021~0.068 0.008 Moderate drinking / / / Moderate drinking 0.021 0.018~0.034 0.001 Smoking / / / Smoking 0.019 0.018~0.034 0.007