title: Lipid and lipoprotein profiles in Cuban children of three age groups.
abstract: We determined the lipid and lipoprotein levels in a selected group of apparently healthy adult Cuban subjects in a previous paper /27/. In this paper the basic lipid variables (TC, TG, HDL-C) in 271 healthy children are published. LDL-C levels were also calculated. A small, but continuous, rise was found in the TC level between 0 and 14 years in both sexes. The rise of TG was accompanied by HDL increase in girls but by LDL increase in boys. This phenomenon might explain the augmented susceptibility of men to ischaemic heart disease. Children at "high risk" should be identified (in case of positive family history of ischaemic heart disease) by cholesterol determinations, the borderline of the pathologic cholesterol levels seems to be very similar to that found in the USA, 170-190 mg/dl in the age group between 0 and 14 years.
authors: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Science, Pinar del Rio, Cuba.
authors: C M
authors: CM
authors: Paz Paula
authors: L G
authors: LG
authors: Szollár
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Tornóci
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Rischák
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Portilla del Canal
authors: E R
authors: ER
authors: Paz Paula
authors: M L
authors: ML
authors: Camacho Machin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003462:Cuba; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008055:Lipids; D008074:Lipoproteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol