title: [The plasma lipids level in adults among different areas in China].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study plasma total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels of Chinese adults among different areas in China.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysis of fasting plasma lipid in 49,252 subjects aged 18 years and above was made.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean TC, TG and HDL-C were 3.81 mmol/L, 1.10 mmol/L and 1.30 mmol/L, respectively. The mean TC, TG and HDL-C is 3.96 mmol/L, 1.16 mmol/L, 1.30 mmol/L in adults in urban and 3.75 mmol/L, 1.07 mmol/L and 1.30 mmol/L in adults in rural areas. In age groups of 18 - 44 years, 45 - 59 years and 60 years above, the mean values were 3.70 mmol/L, 4.09 mmol/L, 4.21 mmol/L for TC; 1.07 mmol/L, 1.21 mmol/L, 1.20 mmol/L for TG; and 1.29 mmol/L, 1.33 mmol/L, 1.33 mmol/L for HDL-C.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study might provide the national representative data of plasma lipid level. TC and TG levels of adults in urban might be higher than those adults in rural. With increasing of age, the plasma TC level should be increased. There is no significant difference in TG levels between the adults aged 45-49 years and over 60 years, while the TG level of both age groups should be higher than those of adults aged 18-44 years.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qing-qing
authors.initials: QQ
authors.lastname: Man
authors.forename: Chun-rong
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wen-hua
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D002681:China; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol