CHANGES IN SERUM LIPID CONCENTRATIONS WITH AGE IN YOUNG MEN

Abstract

Data obtained during a longitudinal study of serumipid levels in more than 400 men is presented. Between the ages of 19.6 and 27.5 years, these men exhibited significant increases in concentration of serum cholesterol, phospholipid, and low-density lipoproteins. Changes in cholesterol concentration are significantly associated with changes in Sf 0-12 lipoprotein concentration. Changes in Sf 20-400 lipoprotein and in body weight are less closely associated. Excess caloric intake and decreased exercise may have caused the lipid increases as the men advanced in age. The consistent decrease in serum high-density lipoprotein concentration may have resulted from processes of normal maturation, possibly changes in steroid hormone metabolism. Unequivocal evidence implicating steroid hormones is lacking.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0407851

Entities

People

  • Dale A. Clark

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Weight
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cholesterol
  • Death
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Excretion
  • Government Procurement
  • Heart Diseases
  • High Density
  • Hormones
  • Lipids
  • Low Density
  • Membrane Lipids
  • Myocardial Ischemia
  • New York
  • Proteins
  • Standards

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