Effects of Age, Sex, and Menopausal Status on Blood Cholesterol Profile in the Korean Population
Korean Circulation Journal
;
: 141-148, 2015.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-154880
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
To investigate age-specific and sex-specific distributions of blood cholesterol in the general Korean population. SUBJECTS ANDMETHODS:
We analyzed data for 8284 men and 9246 women aged > or =10 years who participated in the fifth (2010-2012) Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Age-specific means, medians, and selected percentiles were calculated for men, premenopausal women, and postmenopausal women.RESULTS:
Median total cholesterol (TC) level increased with age across all age groups, from 147 to 196 mg/dL in males and from 159 to 210 mg/dL in females. Triglyceride (TG) levels increased with age in females; however, in males, TG levels rapidly increased during young adulthood, peaked at 50-54 years, and then decreased. High density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) levels were higher in females than in males and decreased with increasing age in both males and females. Low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels increased with age across all age groups, from 89 to 127 mg/dL in males and from 82 to 113 mg/dL in females. Lipoprotein-cholesterol fraction (TC/HDL-C, LDL-C/HDL-C, TG/HDL-C, non-HDL-C) levels increased with age in females, but increased more rapidly in males during young adulthood and decreased after middle age.CONCLUSION:
Blood cholesterol levels and lipoprotein-cholesterol fractions present different distributions by age, sex, and menopausal status.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Triglycerides
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Nutrition Surveys
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Cholesterol
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Epidemiology
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Korea
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Circulation Journal
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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