title: Serum cholesterol levels from birth to maturity.
abstract: Normal values for serum levels of total cholesterol, and of low-density and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol from a longitudinal study of children from birth to two years of age, and from cross-sectional studies of four-year-old children, schoolchildren aged from eight to 18 years, and the young adult parents of the two-year-old children are reported. These data will provide a reference range for the normal Australian youth population, and cut-off points in the identification of hypercholesterolaemia.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D002784:Cholesterol