title: [HDL cholesterol as a risk factor for arteriosclerosis (author's transl)].
abstract: Recent studies have demonstrated a negative correlation between the cholesterol content of the HDL fraction of serum lipoproteins and the incidence of arteriosclerosis. In this study the limits of normality of HDL-cholesterol have been determined in a male and female population, followed by an analysis of the HDL-cholesterol in patients with myocardial infarction. Normal values for total cholesterol in males and females were, respectively, 194.7 +/- 61.8 mg/dl and 188 +/- 62.8 mg/dl, and those of HDL-cholesterol, 63.1 +/- 14.6 mg/dl and 70.3 +/- 24.4 mg/dl. Total cholesterol in the patients with myocardial infarction was not significantly different from that of the control group, but HDL-cholesterol was significantly lower (p < 0.05).
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D002784:Cholesterol
vernacular_title: Determinación del colesterol de la fracción HDL como factor de riesgo de arteriosclerosis.