Open AccessSERUM LIPIDS AND OTHER CORONARY RISK FACTORS IN SYDNEY BLOOD DONORS: A COMPARISON WITH OTHER AUSTRALIAN SUBJECTS
Author(s) -
Brennan Peter J.,
Simpson Judy M.,
McGilchrist Clyde A.,
Blacket Ralph B.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
community health studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.946
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1753-6405
pISSN - 0314-9021
DOI - 10.1111/j.1753-6405.1980.tb00263.x
Subject(s) - blood pressure , medicine , coronary heart disease , coronary disease , body mass index , blood lipids , cholesterol , body weight , risk factor , serum cholesterol , cardiology , physiology , demography , endocrinology , sociology
Summary The distribution of body weight, body weight index, serum cholesterol, serum triglycerides, serum urate and systolic blood pressure are given for 600 male and 400 female Sydney blood donors, aged 20 to 49. The mean values rise with age but to different degrees and at different rates for each sex. The prevalence of high values of two or more variables also rises with age. Comparisons with findings in other Australian surveys show the high levels of risk factors for coronary disease in all the Australian populations so far studied and reported.