title: Differential changes in plasma high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels in obese men and women during weight reduction.
abstract: Levels of high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-cholesterol) and other lipoproteins of 73 obese men and women were measured before and after a 16-week weight reduction program. There were significant differences between men and women. In men, a 10.7-kg weight loss was associated with a 5% increase in the HDL-cholesterol level, a 15.8% decrease in the low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-cholesterol) level, and a 30.1% increase in the HDL-LDL ratio. Women, in contrast, showed an 8.9-kg weight loss, a 3.3% decrease in the HDL-cholesterol level, a 4.7% decrease in the LDL-cholesterol level, and no significant change in the HDL-LDL ratio. These differences suggest that weight raeduction may be an important means of improving plasma lipoprotein patterns in men but may be of more limited value in women.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005277:Fenfluramine / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy; D012737:Sex Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008074:Lipoproteins; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D005277:Fenfluramine; D002784:Cholesterol