title: Lipoprotein (a) and cholesterol in body builders using anabolic androgenic steroids.
abstract: We examined the influence of self-administered anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) on the lipogram of male body builders. Serum lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)), total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels were measured in 10 experimental and 8 control male competitive body builders. The proportion of subjects with serum Lp(a) levels above 30 mg.dl-1 was significantly lower in the AAS group than the non-AAS group. HDL-C levels were significantly lower and LDL-C levels significantly higher in the AAS group than the non-AAS group. These data suggest that AAS in male body builders have a beneficial effect on serum Lp(a) levels but reduce the HDL-C:LDL-C ratio.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Hartford
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D017270:Lipoprotein(a) / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D017270:Lipoprotein(a); D002784:Cholesterol