Serum lipoprotein(a) in healthy Japanese children 5 years of age.
Serum lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] concentrations were investigated in 155 Japanese children aged 5 years. The frequency distribution of Lp(a) concentrations was highly skewed and ranged from 1 to 109 mg/dL. The mean and median values of Lp(a) were 16.5 mg/dL (s.d. 17.3 mg/dL) and 12 mg/dL. The incidence of Lp(a) concentrations > or = 30 mg/dL was significantly high in children with total cholesterol > or = 200 mg/dL, not including the case of familial hypercholesterolaemia. Log Lp(a) values showed an inverse correlation with bodyweight and body mass index. No significant differences in Lp(a) levels could be seen between the groups according to the presence or absence of coronary heart disease and cerebral vascular accident in family histories. The results suggest that Lp(a) in Japanese children aged 5 years was essentially the same as that in adults. Further study may be needed to disclose the factors that influence Lp(a) concentration in childhood.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu City, Japan.
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D000367:Age Factors; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006951:Hyperlipoproteinemias / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D017270:Lipoprotein(a) / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D017270:Lipoprotein(a); D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol