Hazzard W R
Geriatrics. 1985 Jan;40(1):42-51, 54.
The total LDL:HDL cholesterol ratio, at higher levels, appears sufficient to account for the risk of clinical atherosclerosis in both sexes. At lower levels, however, women continue to enjoy less risk of atherosclerosis even at LDL:HDL cholesterol ratios equivalent to those in men. Median LDL levels are higher in men than in women until the menopause, beyond which a crossover occurs, and median levels become higher in women. However, though the difference narrows in the post-menopausal years, the LDL:HDL ratio is never higher in women than in men.
总低密度脂蛋白与高密度脂蛋白胆固醇比值较高时，似乎足以说明两性临床动脉粥样硬化的风险。然而，在该比值较低时，即使女性的低密度脂蛋白与高密度脂蛋白胆固醇比值与男性相当，她们患动脉粥样硬化的风险仍然较低。绝经前男性的低密度脂蛋白水平中位数高于女性，绝经后情况则相反，女性的低密度脂蛋白水平中位数会更高。不过，尽管绝经后几年这种差异会缩小，但女性的低密度脂蛋白与高密度脂蛋白比值从未高于男性。
