[Serum cholesterol in a selected group of healthy individuals aged 20-70 years. Influence of age and sex].
Several epidemiological studies world-wide have shown that serum (s)-cholesterol is a major risk factor for development of atherosclerosis. The risk of coronary heart disease increases with increasing s-cholesterol, and the relationship is continuous and curvilinear, with an increase with s-cholesterol levels greater than or equal to 5.2 mmol/l (200 mg/dl). Therefore, the recommended s-cholesterol is below 5.2 mmol/l. The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of s-cholesterol in a group of apparently healthy Norwegians aged 20-70 years in 1987. 94 men and 93 women were examined. We found, as others have shown before, that s-cholesterol increases significantly with age both among men and among women. The intersexual differences are not statistically significant. 69% of the total group had s-cholesterol greater than or equal to 5.2 mmol/l. These findings should have consequences for dietary policy in Norway.
Stugaard
M
M
Wasenius
A
A
Michelsen
S
S
Otterstad
J E
JE
Rynning
S
S
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D012737:Sex Factors
D002784:Cholesterol
Serumkolesterol hos en selektert gruppe friske individer i alderen 20-70 år. Innflytelse av alder og kjønn.