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Atherosclerosis precursors in Finnish children and adolescents. IV. Serum lipids in newborns, children and adolescents
Author(s) -
VIIKARI J.,
ÅKERBLOM H. K.,
NIKKARI T.,
SEPPÄNEN A.,
UHARI M.,
PESONEN E.,
DAHL M.,
LÄHDE P.L.,
PIETIKÄINEN M.,
SUONINEN P.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1985.tb10086.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , blood lipids , cholesterol
. A multicentre study on atherosclerosis precursors in Finnish children and adolescents was carried out in five urban and 12 rural areas in the autumn of 1980 and spring of 1981. Serum lipids, i.e. cholesterol (TC), HDL‐cholesterol (HDL‐C) and triglyceride (TG) concentrations were determined and LDL‐cholesterol (LDL‐C) was calculated in 630 newborns and 3,596 children aged 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18 years. In the newborns the mean serum TC concentration was 1.50 mmol/l, and the ratio of HDL‐C to TC was 0.44. Newborn boys had lower mean TC, HDL‐C and LDL‐C values than the girls. In 3 to 18‐year‐old children the mean TC, LDL‐C and HDL‐C concentrations were 4.83 mmol/l, 3.09 mmol/l and 1.38 mmol/l, respectively. During puberty, TC mean values decreased, more so in boys. The serum levels of HDL‐C also decreased, especially in boys, and after passing puberty boys had lower mean HDL‐C levels than girls (1.26 vs. 1.39 mmol/l, p