Association between height and hypercholesterolemia in adults: a nationwide population-based study in Korea

Table 3 Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of hypercholesterolemia according to quartile groups of height

Quartiles of height	Model 1^a	Model 2^b	Model 3^c
Q1	1 (ref.)	1 (ref.)	1 (ref.)
Q2	0.92 (0.80–1.07)	0.92 (0.79–1.08)	0.91 (0.78–1.06)
Q3	0.83 (0.71–0.96)	0.83 (0.71–0.98)	0.83 (0.71–0.99)
Q4	0.78 (0.67–0.91)	0.81 (0.69–0.95)	0.81 (0.69–0.95)
P for Trend	0.001	0.006	0.007

Values were obtained using multivariable logistic regression analysis
^a Model 1 was unadjusted
^b Model 2 was adjusted for age and sex
^c Model 3 was adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, income, education, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus

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