title: Does VLDL-LDL-cholesterol in cord serum predict future level of lipoproteins?
abstract: Lipoproteins were measured in 618 healthy, full-term newborns. Seventy-four with a VLDL-LDL-cholesterol above 1.3 mmol/l (50 mg/dl) at birth and 25 randomly chosen controls with VLDL-LDL-cholesterol 1.3 mmol/l or below at birth were followed up at age 2. Seventy-two (52 in the high VLDL-LDL-cholesterol group and 20 in the low VLDL-LDL-cholesterol group) were followed up at age 13. At age 2 mean total cholesterol was 5.48 mmol/l (SEM 0.10) in the children with a high VLDL-LDL-cholesterol at birth, compared to 4.69 mmol/l (SEM 0.17) in the children with a low VLDL-LDL-cholesterol at birth (p less than 0.001). A difference was still present at age 13 (4.74 mmol/l; SEM 0.11 versus 4.20 mmol/l; SEM 0.14; p less than 0.01). At age 13 apolipoprotein B was 0.74 g/l (SEM 0.02) in the children with a high VLDL-LDL-cholesterol at birth, compared to 0.65 g/l (SEM 0.02) in the children with a low VLDL-LDL-cholesterol at birth (p less than 0.01). Children with high VLDL-LDL-cholesterol at birth might be more liable to high lipoprotein serum levels later in life.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, Norway.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fønnebø
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Dahl
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Moe
authors.forename: O C
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Ingebretsen
mesh_terms: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I / Q000032:analysis; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000097:blood; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D015243:Cholesterol, VLDL / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D015243:Cholesterol, VLDL; D002784:Cholesterol