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Serum Lipids and Lipoproteins in Chinese Men and Women

Serum Lipids and Lipoproteins in Chinese Men and Women Wenying Yang, MD; Jianzhong Xiao, MD, PhD; Zhaojun Yang, MD; Linong Ji, MD; Weiping Jia, MD; Jianping Weng, MD; Juming Lu, MD; Zhongyan Shan, MD; Jie Liu, MD; Haoming Tian, MD; Qiuhe Ji, MD; Dalong Zhu, MD; Jiapu Ge, MD; Lixiang Lin, MD; Li Chen, MD; Xiaohui Guo, MD; Zhigang Zhao, MD; Qiang Li, MD; Zhiguang Zhou, MD; Guangliang Shan, MD, PhD; Jiang He, MD, PhD; on behalf of the China National Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Study Investigators* Background—Because of rapid change in lifestyle risk factors, cardiovascular disease has become the leading cause of death in China. We sought to estimate the national levels of serum lipids and lipoproteins among the Chinese adult population. Methods and Results—We conducted a cross-sectional study in a nationally representative sample of 46 239 adults aged 20 years. Fasting serum total, high-density lipoprotein, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides were measured by standard methods. The age-standardized estimates of total, high-density lipoprotein, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides were 4.72 (95% confidence interval, 4.70–4.73), 1.30 (1.29–1.30), 2.68 (2.67–2.70), and 1.57 (1.55–1.58) mmol/L, respectively, in the Chinese adult population. In addition, 22.5% (21.8–23.3%) or 220.4 million (212.1–228.8) Chinese adults had borderline high total cholesterol (5.18–6.21 mmol/L), http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Circulation Wolters Kluwer Health

Serum Lipids and Lipoproteins in Chinese Men and Women

He, Jiang
Circulation , Volume 125 (18) – May 1, 2012
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0009-7322
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10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.065904
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Wenying Yang, MD; Jianzhong Xiao, MD, PhD; Zhaojun Yang, MD; Linong Ji, MD; Weiping Jia, MD; Jianping Weng, MD; Juming Lu, MD; Zhongyan Shan, MD; Jie Liu, MD; Haoming Tian, MD; Qiuhe Ji, MD; Dalong Zhu, MD; Jiapu Ge, MD; Lixiang Lin, MD; Li Chen, MD; Xiaohui Guo, MD; Zhigang Zhao, MD; Qiang Li, MD; Zhiguang Zhou, MD; Guangliang Shan, MD, PhD; Jiang He, MD, PhD; on behalf of the China National Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Study Investigators* Background—Because of rapid change in lifestyle risk factors, cardiovascular disease has become the leading cause of death in China. We sought to estimate the national levels of serum lipids and lipoproteins among the Chinese adult population. Methods and Results—We conducted a cross-sectional study in a nationally representative sample of 46 239 adults aged 20 years. Fasting serum total, high-density lipoprotein, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides were measured by standard methods. The age-standardized estimates of total, high-density lipoprotein, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides were 4.72 (95% confidence interval, 4.70–4.73), 1.30 (1.29–1.30), 2.68 (2.67–2.70), and 1.57 (1.55–1.58) mmol/L, respectively, in the Chinese adult population. In addition, 22.5% (21.8–23.3%) or 220.4 million (212.1–228.8) Chinese adults had borderline high total cholesterol (5.18–6.21 mmol/L),

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