Table 1 Characteristics of the GRECF study participants by levels of famine severity
Covariates | Overall (n = 188) | Famine experience level | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Moderate (n = 83) | Severe (n = 105) | |||
Male, N (%) | 91 (48.4) | 43 (51.8) | 48 (45.7) | 0.41 |
Age, years, mean (SD) | 54.2 (2.3) | 53.8 (2.4) | 54.5 (2.2) | 0.0001 |
Education levels, N (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No more than elementary school | 58 (30.9) | 30 (36.1) | 28 (26.7) | 0.21 |
 Middle school | 72 (38.3) | 28 (33.7) | 44 (41.9) | |
 High school | 49 (26.1) | 19 (22.9) | 30 (28.6) | |
 Some college and above | 9 (4.8) | 6 (7.2) | 3 (2.9) | |
Current smoker, N (%) | 66 (36.7) | 23 (30.7) | 43 (41.0) | 0.16 |
Current drinker, N (%) | 76 (40.4) | 29 (34.9) | 47 (44.8) | 0.17 |
LDL, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 2.9 (0.8) | 2.6 (0.6) | 3.2 (0.9) | 7.91 × 10−7 |
HDL, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 1.3 (0.3) | 1.2 (0.3) | 1.3 (0.4) | 0.007 |
logTG, mean (SD) | 0.4 (0.5) | 0.4 (0.5) | 0.5 (0.5) | 0.08 |
TC, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 4.9 (0.9) | 4.4 (0.7) | 5.2 (0.9) | 1.64 × 10−9 |