Cholesterol Profile of Adults Resident in Eastern Nigeria

Orient Journal of Medicine Pub Date : 2004-05-21 DOI:10.4314/OJM.V15I2.29060

J. Igweh, C. Aloamaka

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Objective: The present study aims to determine a cholesterol profile for people living in this part of Eastern Nigeria. This will enable recommendation of a range of normal Cholesterol levels for the people living in this part of the world. Method: Total serum cholesterol, HDL, LDL, VLDL and triglycerides levels were determined in about 200 apparently healthy subjects – males and females. Both enzymatic and mathematical methods were used to achieve these results. Results: Mean total serum cholesterol level for male was 4.39 ± 0.21 (mmol/l) while value obtained for females was 4.5 ± 0.22. The difference observed was not statistically significant. The values obtained for cholesterol fractions include – HDL 2.07 ± .01 for males and that obtained for females was 1.28 ± .06. LDL levels were 2.75 ± 0.13 for males and 2.98 ± 0.14 for females. VLDL values showed 0.27 ± 0.02 for males and 0.25 ± 0.02 for females. Values obtained for triglycerides were 0.29 ± 0.09 for males and females 0.25 ± 0.01. The difference observed in the values for the male and female subjects were not statistically significant. Conclusion: Cholesterol values for males and females in this part of Eastern Nigeria are similar. The values, however, seem lower than those for Europeans and Americans. Key Words: Cholesterol Profile, Eastern Nigeria Orient Journal of Medicine Vol.15(3&4) 2003: 46-50

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尼日利亚东部居民的胆固醇水平

目的:本研究的目的是确定胆固醇概况的人生活在尼日利亚东部的这一部分。这将为生活在世界这一地区的人们推荐一个正常的胆固醇水平范围。方法:测定200名表面健康的男性和女性的血清总胆固醇、HDL、LDL、VLDL和甘油三酯水平。用酶和数学方法得到了这些结果。结果:男性平均血清总胆固醇水平为4.39±0.21 (mmol/l)，女性平均血清总胆固醇水平为4.5±0.22。观察到的差异无统计学意义。胆固醇分数为- HDL，男性为2.07±0.01，女性为1.28±0.06。LDL水平男性为2.75±0.13，女性为2.98±0.14。VLDL值男性为0.27±0.02，女性为0.25±0.02。甘油三酯测定值男性为0.29±0.09，女性为0.25±0.01。男女受试者的数值差异无统计学意义。结论:尼日利亚东部这一地区男性和女性的胆固醇值相似。然而，这些数值似乎低于欧洲和美国的数值。关键词:胆固醇谱，东尼日利亚东方医学杂志Vol.15(3&4) 2003: 46-50

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