Effects of Age, Sex, and Menopausal Status on Blood Cholesterol Profile in the Korean Population.
10.4070/kcj.2015.45.2.141
- Author:
Ji Hye PARK
1
;
Myung Ha LEE
;
Jee Seon SHIM
;
Dong Phil CHOI
;
Bo Mi SONG
;
Seung Won LEE
;
Hansol CHOI
;
Hyeon Chang KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Public Health, Yonsei University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cholesterol;
Triglycerides;
High density lipoprotein-cholesterol;
Low density lipoprotein-cholesterol;
Epidemiology
- MeSH:
Cholesterol*;
Epidemiology;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Nutrition Surveys;
Triglycerides
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2015;45(2):141-148
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To investigate age-specific and sex-specific distributions of blood cholesterol in the general Korean population. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We analyzed data for 8284 men and 9246 women aged > or =10 years who participated in the fifth (2010-2012) Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Age-specific means, medians, and selected percentiles were calculated for men, premenopausal women, and postmenopausal women. RESULTS: Median total cholesterol (TC) level increased with age across all age groups, from 147 to 196 mg/dL in males and from 159 to 210 mg/dL in females. Triglyceride (TG) levels increased with age in females; however, in males, TG levels rapidly increased during young adulthood, peaked at 50-54 years, and then decreased. High density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) levels were higher in females than in males and decreased with increasing age in both males and females. Low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels increased with age across all age groups, from 89 to 127 mg/dL in males and from 82 to 113 mg/dL in females. Lipoprotein-cholesterol fraction (TC/HDL-C, LDL-C/HDL-C, TG/HDL-C, non-HDL-C) levels increased with age in females, but increased more rapidly in males during young adulthood and decreased after middle age. CONCLUSION: Blood cholesterol levels and lipoprotein-cholesterol fractions present different distributions by age, sex, and menopausal status.
