Serum cholesterol levels in elderly people

ABSTRACT

Serum total (TC) and low density lipoprotein (LDlc) cholesterol levels were measured on one hundred and sixty (68 males and 92 females) elderly people of age 60 years and older, selected from two socio-economically different wards in San-Chaung Township. Subjects from high socio-economic ward San-Chaung-North showed higher mean TC (175.5+ or - 33.2 mg/dl for male and 196.0+ or - 35.9 mg/dl for female) and LDlc (129.5+ or - 38.5 mg/dl for male and 149.0+ or - 42.5 mg/dl for female) levels than those from low socio-economic ward Wai-LU-Wun-North (Tc, 157.8+ or - 26.5 mg/dl for male and 166.4+ or - 30.6 mg/dl for female and LDlc, 117.1+ or -23.2 mg/dl for male and 123.3+ or - 33.1 mg/dl for female). Male subjects were found to have lower cholesterol levels (Tc as well asLDlc) than that of female subject in both the residential areas. Serum cholesterol levels were found to have significant direct correlation with Body mass index and sum of four skinfolds, but no association was found with smoking habit nor with daily physical activities nor with blood pressure.