Age-related changes in total and high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol in elderly Dutch men

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Weijenberg, MP
Feskens, EJM
Kromhout, D
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[1] Department of Chronic Diseases, Natl. Inst. Pub. Hlth./Environ. P., Bilthoven
[2] Department of Chronic Diseases, Natl. Inst. Pub. Hlth./Environ. P., 3720 BA Bilthoven
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10.2105/AJPH.86.6.798
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
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Objectives. This study investigated changes in total and high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) concentrations with age and time in elderly men. Methods. A cohort of men born between 1900 and 1920 from the Dutch town of Zutphen was examined in 1977 and 1978 (n = 571), 1985 (n = 885), 1990 (n = 555) and 1993 (n = 345). Linear regression analysis and random-effects models were used to assess cross-sectional and longitudinal age- and time-related changes in cholesterol concentrations. Results. In both cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses, total cholesterol decreased by 0.04 mmol/L a year with age. The longitudinal change was observed in the entire population as well as in men who participated in all four examinations (n = 135) and in a subgroup of men who were free of common chronic diseases, were not on cholesterol-lowering medication or a prescribed diet, and rated themselves as being ''healthy'' (n = 64). HDL cholesterol did not change significantly with age neither on a cross-sectional nor on a longitudinal basis. Conclusions. Among elderly men, total cholesterol diminishes with age both on a cross-sectional and on a longitudinal basis; HDL cholesterol does not vary with age in anyway.
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