Table 2

Factors predictive of normal self-predicted cholesterol level

Variable	Self-predicted cholesterol	Self-predicted cholesterol	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)*
	‘Normal’	‘High/Don’t Know’
	(n=1285)	(n=1755)
Age, years
<45	297	321	1.0 (Referent)	1.0 (Referent)
45–65	538	901	0.65 (0.54 to 0.79)	0.67 (0.54 to 0.82)
>65	450	533	0.90 (0.73 to 1.10)	0.88 (0.69 to 1.11)
Gender
Male	565	617	1.0 (Referent)	1.0 (Referent)
Female	720	1138	1.44 (1.25 to 1.67)	1.48 (1.27 to 1.73)
Current smoking
Yes	206	292	1.0 (Referent)	1.0 (Referent)
No	1079	1463	1.01 (0.83 to 1.22)	0.92 (0.75 to 1.13)
Healthy diet
No	474	662	1.0 (Referent)	1.0 (Referent)
Yes	811	1093	1.03 (0.89 to 1.19)	1.08 (0.93 to 1.27)
Physically active
No	591	818	1.0 (Referent)	1.0 (Referent)
Yes	694	937	1.03 (0.89 to 1.19)	1.00 (0.86 to 1.16)
BMI, kg/m²
≥25	649	914	1.0 (Referent)	1.0 (Referent)
<25	636	841	1.06 (0.92 to 1.22)	1.15 (1.01 to 1.35)
Blood pressure†
High	676	909	1.0 (Referent)	1.0 (Referent)
Normal	579	790	0.99 (0.86 to 1.15)	1.01 (0.85 to 1.19)
Diabetes†
Yes	1189	1652	1.0 (Referent)	1.0 (Referent)
No	91	95	0.74 (0.55 to 1.01)	0.79 (0.58 to 1.07)

*Adjusted simultaneously for all the variables listed.
†86 missing data for blood pressure and 13 missing data for diabetes.
BMI, body mass index.