Journal article
High density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels increase with age in American women but not in Hong Kong Chinese women
BMY Cheung, M Li, KL Ong, NMS Wat, S Tam, RWC Pang, GN Thomas, J Woo, ED Janus, CP Lau, TH Lam, KSL Lam
Clinical Endocrinology | WILEY | Published : 2009
Abstract
Objectives High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is a powerful cardiovascular risk factor. Important gender and ethnic differences in plasma HDL levels exist and warrant investigation. Design Cross-sectional survey in two different general populations. Patients 7700 participants of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2002 and 1944 participants of the Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Prevalence Study-2 (CRISPS2) 2000-2004. Measurements Plasma HDL levels. Results Plasma HDL levels were higher in women than in men in both populations. In the United States women, it increased with age, whereas in Chinese women, it declined with age and converged with male ..
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Awarded by Hong Kong Research Grants Council
Awarded by Health Care & Promotion Fund Committee Research
Funding Acknowledgements
[ "The Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Prevalence Study-2 (CRISPS2) was supported by a Hong Kong Research Grants Council grant (#7229/01 m). The project titled 'Impaired glucose tolerance as a precursor of diabetes and hypertension in Hong Kong Chinese', which followed a cohort of 434 subjects with impaired glucose tolerance identified in the Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Prevalence Study 1995-1996, was supported by a Health Care & Promotion Fund Committee Research Grant (#212907), Hong Kong. JLF Lo, DFY Chau and CY Law were the research nurses involved with the clinical study of the subjects. DYB Man compiled the database.", "BMY Cheung and CP Lau were investigators in a clinical study involving Niaspan funded by Merck." ]