Association between education and blood lipid levels as income increases over a decade: a cohort study

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Differences in blood lipid levels and related variables by education level

Variables in 2010	Total			Women			Men
Variables in 2010	Low education	High education	p	Low education	High education	p	Low education	High education	p
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	136 ± 6	132 ± 3	0.548	133 ± 6	120 ± 4	0.098	142 ± 11	156 ± 6	0.246
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	183 ± 3	182 ± 2	0.667	186 ± 4	181 ± 2	0.217	179 ± 5	184 ± 3	0.345
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	110 ± 2	111 ± 1	0.745	114 ± 3	112 ± 1	0.423	104 ± 3	110 ± 2	0.133
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	47 ± 1	48 ± 1	0.499	46 ± 1	48 ± 1	0.090	50 ± 2	48 ± 1	0.266
Physical activity (METs/week)	4117 ± 4428	3288 ± 3730	0.021	2369 ± 2773	2584 ± 3009	0.529	7041 ± 5110	4707 ± 4560	0.001
Energy intake (Kcal/day)	2321 ± 1006	2273 ± 893	0.578	1830 ± 631	1980 ± 701	0.062	3154 ± 978	2876 ± 941	0.061
BMI (kg/m²)	29 ± 6	28 ± 5	0.086	30 ± 6	28 ± 5	0.002	27 ± 5	28 ± 4	0.119
Skinfold thickness sum (mm)	75 ± 32	76 ± 25	0.523	91 ± 26	83 ± 24	0.007	48 ± 22	62 ± 21	< 0.001

Values expressed as mean ± standard deviation; Student t-test; Low education: ≤ 8 years, High education > 8 years

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