Age-standardised† mean values of total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein and high-density lipoprotein among 25–74 year-old citizens of the Yangon Region, Myanmar
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | Triglyceride (mmol/L) | LDL (mmol/L) | HDL (mmol/L) | |
| Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 5.21 (0.045) | 1.67 (0.057) | 3.24 (0.045) | 1.19 (0.013) |
| Female | 5.19 (0.044) | 1.41 (0.037) | 3.39 (0.035) | 1.14 (0.018) |
| p Value** | 0.746 | 0.003* | 0.006* | 0.03* |
| Location | ||||
| Urban | 5.31 (0.044) | 1.65 (0.049) | 3.44 (0.019) | 1.11 (0.010) |
| Rural | 5.05 (0.068) | 1.38 (0.078) | 3.16 (0.058) | 1.25 (0.012) |
| p Value** | 0.009* | 0.017* | 0.001* | <0.001* |
| Education | ||||
| No formal | 5.24 (0.032) | 1.55 (0.031) | 3.33 (0.040) | 1.20 (0.023) |
| 1–5 years | 5.13 (0.049) | 1.49 (0.065) | 3.23 (0.044) | 1.19 (0.015) |
| 6–11 years | 5.36 (0.044) | 1.61 (0.041) | 3.44 (0.038) | 1.17 (0.014) |
| >11 years | 5.13 (0.051) | 1.57 (0.063) | 3.33 (0.032) | 1.11 (0.020) |
| p Value** | 0.009* | 0.466 | 0.014* | 0.121 |
| Income | ||||
| US$<1.9/day | 5.14 (0.047) | 1.50 (0.050) | 3.28 (0.046) | 1.16 (0.018) |
| US$1.9–3.09/day | 5.28 (0.053) | 1.59 (0.053) | 3.37 (0.047) | 1.18 (0.011) |
| US$≥3.1/day | 5.25 (0.063) | 1.52 (0.058) | 3.37 (0.053) | 1.16 (0.019) |
| p Value** | 0.120 | 0.154 | 0.058 | 0.538 |
| Total | 5.21 (0.041) | 1.54 (0.044) | 3.32 (0.037) | 1.17 (0.011) |
* *p<0.05; **p value from Wald test.
†Direct standardisation, based on the 2014 Yangon Region Census population.
HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.