title: Percentile reference values of lipid risk factors of ischaemic heart disease: cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides in individuals aged 20 to 60 years in Plovdiv region.
abstract: 1408 men and 1069 women aged 20 to 60 years selected at random from the Plovdiv region were studied during an epidemiological screening. Statistical analysis of the data was carried out using a SPSS/PC+ program. The percentiles (reference values and intervals) of the lipid risk factors were determined. The reference intervals and values at the 75th and 90th percentile for both sexes showed a prevalence of cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol for women, and of HDL-cholesterol at the 90th percentile for men below the age of 45 years. The derived percentile reference values for cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides are higher than the respective values for some European and American populations. A moderate and high lipid risk was identified for women over the age of 40-45 and in men in the age range 20-60 from all age groups. The established reference values for individuals of both sexes aged 20 to 60 years make it possible to diagnose and monitor dyslipidemias. They can be used for the purposes of the educational lipid program of the Plovdiv region population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty, Stara Zagora.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vulkov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002031:Bulgaria / Q000453:epidemiology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol