Total cholesterol and high density lipoprotein cholesterol in myocardial infarction patients and controls

Total Cholesterol [TC] and high density lipoprotein Cholesterol [HDL-C] was measured in a group of Myocardial Infarction patients and controls The mean TC was 206 +/- 4.49 SEM in the patient group and 209.7 +/- 3.54 SEM in the control group. In patients less than 40 years of age there was a statistical difference between the TC of the two groups at the.01 level the values being 225 and 207.5; also there was a difference in the HDL-C values but it did not reach statistical significance. Lipoproteins may not be a major contributory factor to coronary artery disease in our population or may be operative at a lower level