Similarity in males and females of HDL2 and HDL3 cholesterol concentration in a Caribbean rural community

ABSTRACT

Fasting serum lipoprotein lipid concentrations were measured in 64 subjects aged 11-18 and 72 aged 33-54 years, who comprised 86 percent of long-term residents of these ages in a rural community in Trinidad. Total HDL, HDL2 and HDL3 cholesterol concentration were similar in males and females after allowance for alcohol consumption. The results differ from other societies in which HDL2 concentration is lower in men than women,and are thought to provide further evidence for interaction between hormonal status and factors such as adiposity and tryglyceride concentration with respect to HDL concentration (AU)