Plasma lipid distributions in selected North American populations: the Lipid Research Clinics Program Prevalence Study. The Lipid Research Clinics Program Epidemiology Committee.

摘要: Cross-sectional age- and sex-specific plasma lipid distributions (means, medians selected percentiles) are given for 48,431 white participants in visit 1 of the Lipid Research Clinics (LRC) Prevalence Study. This study consisted two visits which 10 LRCs screened from well-defined North American target populations that included a broad range sociodemographic subgroups. These data confirm findings earlier studies developed countries, showing age-related differences levels. However, overall distributions, LRC showed slightly lower cholesterol markedly higher triglyceride values than those previously reported America. Some variation was evident among clinic populations. The large number within most subgroups permitted variety analytic comparative studies. For example, pediatric population revealed drop levels adolescent males females. Males aged 20--50 years had females same age group, between ages 20--70 years. Numbers were also sufficient meaningful comparisons who taking sex hormones not: In hormones, subjects younger 45 years, but after 45, not hormones.