[The serum lipid and apolipoprotein levels of middle-aged male hyperlipidemics in Chengdu district]

Hua Xi Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao. 1997 Mar;28(1):10-3.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

It has been evidenced that cardiovascular diseases (CVD) relate with many risk factors and serum lipids play and essential role in the development of CVD. In order to further study hyperlipidemia (HL) in the middle-aged males, we analysed the body mass index (BMI), fast blood sugar (FBS), serum lipids and apolipoproteins A I, A II, B100, C II, C III and E in 223 male HL patients aged 41-60 and 349 normal male subjects who matched the HL patients in age. The result showed that the increase of serum triglycerids (TG), was as might be expected, the major characteristic of the middle-aged male HL patients in Chengdu District. Besides the serum lipid and apolipoprotein B100, C II, C III and E levels, the BMI and FBS levels in the IIb, IV and V types of HL patients were significantly higher than those in the normal subjects. It also showed that in TG increased patients the increased percentages of serum lipids were significantly higher than those of apolipoproteins. The age distribution in HL patients revealed that only 25% of the HL patients were between 41 to 50 years old, while 50% in the 56-60 year-old group. The relationship between apolipoprotein levels and serum lipid metabolism is also discussed. The results suggest that the 51-60 year-old males should pay attention to diet and increase physical activities to reduce incidence of HL which is directly associated with CVD.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Apolipoprotein B-100
  • Apolipoprotein C-II
  • Apolipoprotein C-III
  • Apolipoproteins B / blood*
  • Apolipoproteins C / blood*
  • Apolipoproteins E / blood*
  • Blood Glucose / metabolism
  • Body Mass Index
  • Humans
  • Hyperlipidemias / blood*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Triglycerides / blood*

Substances

  • Apolipoprotein B-100
  • Apolipoprotein C-II
  • Apolipoprotein C-III
  • Apolipoproteins B
  • Apolipoproteins C
  • Apolipoproteins E
  • Blood Glucose
  • Triglycerides