High-density lipoproteins in children with coronary diseases
Oberhänsli, I.; Pometta, D.; Micheli, H.; Raymond, L.
Helvetica Paediatrica Acta 36(2): 135-147
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0018-022X PMID: 7251385 Document Number: 174861
Low HDL-cholesterol and increased LDL-cholesterol have been shown to be cardiovascular risk factors. Recently, HDL/serum cholesterol and HDL/ LDL-cholesterol ratios have been advocated as more reliable indices of cardiovascular risk factors. In a comparative study, lipoprotein-cholesterol and lipoproteins-triglycerides as well as the HDL/serum cholesterol and HDL/LDL-cholesterol ratios were determined in children of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and in healthy control children. Sons of CHD patients had significantly lower HDL-cholesterol and HDL/LDL-cholesterol ratios than controls. In daughters, the HDL-cholesterol and HDL/LDL ratio were also decreased reaching significance in HDL only in the 12 to 16 year age group. Under comparative environmental situations, the results suggest that low HDL-cholesterol in children of CHD patients could be genetically determined.