Functional Capacity, Lipid Profile, and Associated Factors in Older Adults Living in Urban and Rural Areas

Table 3

Distribution of blood glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, and LDL classification according to the place of residence of older adults (n = 205).

		Place of residence				Total
		Rural		Urban
		n	%	n	%	n	%
Total cholesterol (x^2 = 6.52; gl = 2; )	High	7	9.6	14	10.6	21	10.2
	Altered	22	30.1	20	15.2	42	20.5
	Ideal	44	60.3	98	74.2	142	69.3
Triglycerides (x^2 = 1.77; gl = 2; )	High	6	8.2	19	14.4	25	12.2
	Maximum	10	13.7	15	11.4	25	12.2
	Normal	57	78.1	98	74.2	155	75.6
HDL cholesterol (x^2 = 4.66; gl = 2; )	Low	30	41.1	53	40.2	83	40.5
	Normal	43	58.9	71	53.8	114	55.6
	Excellent	0	0.0	8	6.1	8	3.9
LDL cholesterol (x^2 = 9.35; gl = 3; )	High	13	17.8	15	11.4	28	13.7
	Maximum	16	21.9	21	15.9	37	18.0
	Desirable	26	35.6	35	26.5	61	29.8
	Excellent	18	24.7	61	46.2	79	38.5
Total		73	100.0	132	100.0	205	100.0