COMPARISON OF HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN AND SERUM-CHOLESTEROL LEVELS IN A EUROPEAN AND AN AFRICAN COMMUNITY

被引:16
作者
ONONOGBU, IC
机构
[1] Department of Biochemistry, University of Nigeria Nsukka
关键词
Cholesterol; Geographical pathology; High density lipoprotein; Serum;
D O I
10.1016/0021-9150(79)90105-9
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Serum and high density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations have been measured in 210 men and women in a London community and in a Nsukka community. Mean serum cholesterol concentrations were higher in London than in Nsukka. High density lipoprotein cholesterol was, however, higher in Nsukka than in London. Whereas the difference in serum cholesterol reached a statistical level when all the age groups were considered together, there was no statistical difference when the two populations were considered in terms of the young (20-39 year age group) and the middle aged (40-59 year age group). Difference in high density lipoprotein cholesterol, however, reached a statistical level in these two age groups. © 1979.
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