[A survey on blood lipid levels among newborns and healthy inhabitants in urban Shanghai from 1997 to 1999].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the blood lipid levels among inhabitants of different ages in urban Shanghai by the end of 1990 and compare the results with those in 1970 s and 1980 s.


METHODS
Venous blood samples were collected from 3647 persons undergoing annual health examination, including workers and staff members, employees, functionaries, and students of factories, governmental organizations, institutions, enterprises, and schools. Umbilical blood samples were collected from 88 newborns. Serum TC, TG, LDL-C, and HDL-C were determined.


RESULTS
3647 blood samples were collected in total. It is found that: (1) The levels of blood lipids increased along with the age. The levels of TC and LDL-C among females over their fifty were higher that those among the males in the same age groups. The level of TG among females over fifty was similar to that among the males in the same age groups. The levels of LDL-C were higher in families in all of the age groups than those in the males of the same ages. (2) In comparison to those in 1970 s the levels of TC and TG in 1990 s were significantly higher by 6.79% - 17.69% and 21.95% - 45.53% respectively, and the level of HDL-C decreased by 8.02% - 29.19%. (3) The percentage of persons over forty with their TC levels over the upper normal limit was much larger in 1990 s than in 1970 s (for TC 11.57% vs. 4.40% among males and 16.02% vs. 5.40% among females, for TG 21.83% vs. 5.20% among males and 13.32% vs. 5.70% among females). and (4) The percentage of persons with their TC/HDL-C >or= 4 and TG >or= 1.70 mmol/L was much larger among persons over forty than among persons under forty (20.74% vs. 10.99% among males and 13.32% vs. 2.05% among females).


CONCLUSIONS
The mean serum TC, TG, and LDL-C levels increased and the HDL-C level decreased significantly among healthy inhabitants in urban Shanghai in 1990 s. Along with the rise of living standards of people, their mean lipid level increases too. Nutrition education is necessary.
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Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Medical Centre of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000097:blood*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014504:Urban Health
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol