Sex differences in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and subfractions among young black adults

• Published in: Preventive medicine Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 118 - 126
• Main Authors: Adams, Lucile L., Laporte, Ronald E., Haile, Gwendolyn T., Kuller, Lewis H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.1986
• Subjects: Adolescent; Black or African American; Black People; Body Composition; CHOLESTEROL; Cholesterol, HDL - blood; COLESTEROL; COMPOSICION DE LA SANGRE; COMPOSITION DU SANG; Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic - pharmacology; ELEVE; ESTUDIANTES; Female; Humans; LIPOPROTEINAS; LIPOPROTEINE; Lipoproteins, HDL - blood; Lipoproteins, HDL2; Lipoproteins, HDL3; Male; METABOLISME DES LIPIDES; METABOLISMO DE LIPIDOS; Pennsylvania; Physical Exertion; Sex Factors; SEXE; SEXO; Pennsylvania
• ISSN: 0091-7435; 1096-0260
• DOI: 10.1016/0091-7435(86)90082-4

The high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein subfraction (HDL 2 and HDL 3) concentrations were examined in 170 young black adults. The women examined had significantly higher total high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations than the men, i.e., 57.0 mg/dl vs 51.2 mg/dl, P < 0.002. The increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol among women represented a significant increase in both HDL 2 and HDL 3 cholesterol concentrations. The sex differential could not be explained by body mass index, alcohol consumption, or physical activity. The determinants of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol for men appeared to be different than those for women.