Lipoprotein levels of rural and urban persons of Ethiopia in dependence on age.

Abstract

The levels of serum total cholesterol, LDL- and HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides and apolipoprotein B were determined in urban and rural persons of Ethiopia in dependency on age. Regarding total and LDL cholesterol a comparable age-dependency as in the population of other countries is observed. On the other hand higher values of these parameters were found in the serum of urban persons in comparison with rural subjects which may be a reflection of the different life style.