title: [Blood cholesterol profile of the Lebanese population].
abstract: During survey of a representative sample of the lebanese population, serum cholesterol level was determined on 913 persons. Mean cholesterol level was found to be 225.6 mg%. After mean adjustment for age, mean cholesterol for the entire lebanese population ages 10 years or more would be 201.1 mg%, mean HDL-cholesterol level 46.5 mg% and the average total cholesterol over HDL-cholesterol ratio 4.7. It is noteworthy that 68.8% of our population have a serum cholesterol level higher than 200 mg%.
authors.affiliation: Service de Diabétologie, Nutrition et Endocrinologie, Hôpital Rizk, Beyrouth, Liban.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirbli
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Barakat-el Khoury
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abi-Saab
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bitar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Najem
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007861:Lebanon / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D002784:Cholesterol
vernacular_title: Profil cholestérolémique de la population libanaise.