From: Decreasing cholesterol levels in the community – lifestyle change with statin?
Total cholesterol at baseline | p for linearity | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
< 4.9 | 4.9–5.7 | > 5.7 | ||
N = 115 | N = 106 | N = 105 | ||
Fasting Plasma cholesterol, mmol/L | ||||
Baseline | 4.05 | 5.28 | 6.58 | - |
Change | 0.53 (0.36 to 0.71) | -0.29 (-0.43 to -0.14) | -1.23 (-1.46 to -1.01) | 0.14* |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | ||||
Baseline | 26.2 (5.1) | 27.4 (4.4) | 28.6 (4.7) | < 0.001 |
Change | 0.59 (0.23 to 0.94) | 0.29 (-0.09 to 0.066) | 0.03 (-0.34 to 0.41) | 0.42* |
Fasting Plasma glucose, mmol/L | ||||
Baseline | 5.50 (1.14) | 5.48 (0.68) | 5.47 (0.97) | 0.41 |
Change | 0.57 (0.34 to 0.80) | 0.33 (0.09 to 0.57) | 0.51 (0.27 to 0.75) | 0.86* |
Fasting Plasma LDL cholesterol, mmol/L | ||||
Males | ||||
Baseline | 2.45 (0.55) | 3.58 (0.32) | 4.45 (0.64) | < 0.001 |
Change | 0.11 (-0.08 to 0.30) | -0.58 (-0.75 to -0.40) | -1.34 (-1.63 to -1.07) | 0.47* |
Females | ||||
Baseline | 2.35 (0.47) | 3.10 (0.45) | 4.29 (0.66) | < 0.001 |
Change | 0.15 (-0.00 to 0.31) | -0.37 (-0.52 to -0.21) | -1.14 (-1.43 to -0.86) | 0.21* |
Fasting Plasma HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | ||||
Males | ||||
Baseline | 1.05 (0.40) | 1.14 (0.29) | 1.11 (0.35) | 0.45 |
Change | 0.30 (0.22 to 0.37) | 0.13 (0.05 to 0.21) | 0.16 (0.09 to 0.23) | 0.015* |
Females | ||||
Baseline | 1.27 (0.34) | 1.45 (0.41) | 1.44 (0.52) | 0.026 |
Change | 0.23 (0.15 to 0.31) | 0.18 (0.09 to 0.26) | 0.17 (0.07 to 0.26) | 0.19* |
Fasting Plasma triglycerides, mmol/L | ||||
Males | ||||
Baseline | 1.12 (0.57) | 1.33 (0.67) | 1.81 (1.13) | < 0.001 |
Change | 0.07 (-0.18 to 0.31) | 0.05 (-0.20 to 0.29) | -0.09 (-0.31 to 0.14) | 0.090* |
Females | ||||
Baseline | 0.88 (0.33) | 1.22 (0.60) | 1.59 (0.84) | < 0.001 |
Change | 0.14 (0.02 to 0.25) | -0.12 (-0.24 to -0.01) | -0.30 (-0.43 to -0.17) | 0.025* |
Blood pressure, mmHg | ||||
Systolic | ||||
Baseline | 132 (20) | 139 (17) | 146 (18) | < 0.001 |
Change | 6.1 (3.1 to 9.1) | 5.7 (2.6 to 8.9) | 6.1 (3.0 to 9.2) | 0.050* |
Diastolic | ||||
Baseline | 79 (11) | 3 (10) | 87 (11) | <0.001 |
Change | 2.2 (0.35 to 4.0) | 1.3 (-0.6 to 3.2) | 0.5 (-1.4 to 2.4) | 0.036* |