Open AccessSeasonal Variation in Serum Cholesterol Levels
Author(s) -
Ira S. Ockene,
David E. Chiriboga,
Edward J. Stanek,
Morton G. Harmatz,
Robert J. Nicolosi,
Gordon M. Saperia,
Arnold D. Well,
Patty S. Freedson,
Philip A. Merriam,
George W. Reed,
Yunsheng Ma,
Charles E. Matthews,
James R. Hébert
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.164.8.863
Subject(s) - seasonality , cholesterol , anthropometry , medicine , zoology , demography , endocrinology , biology , ecology , sociology
A variety of studies have noted seasonal variation in blood lipid levels. Although the mechanism for this phenomenon is not clear, such variation could result in larger numbers of people being diagnosed as having hypercholesterolemia during the winter.
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