title: Correlates of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in Black girls and White girls: the NHLBI Growth and Health Study.
abstract: To determine the correlates of serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in 9- and 10-year-old girls, data were examined from 624 Black girls and 773 White girls. Black girls had, on average, 3.6 mg/dL higher levels than White girls. Each 10-mm increase in sum of skinfolds was associated with a decrease of 1.4 mg/dL; each unit increase in the tricep/suprailiac skinfold ratio was associated with an increase of 2 mg/dL; and each 10% increase in polyunsaturated fat intake was associated with an increase of 3.4 mg/dL. The associations of sedentary activity and sexual maturation with HDL were mediated by differences in adiposity. Interventions to decrease adiposity may be important for the primary prevention of heart disease in women.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medical Section, San Francisco VA Medical Center, CA 94121, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Similo
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Schreiber
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015444:Exercise; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011627:Puberty; D012307:Risk Factors; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D014481:United States; D044465:White People; D001741:Black or African American
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated