Shanmugasundaram K R, Suresh S, Misra K P, Jayakrishnan T K
Atherosclerosis. 1983 Jan;46(1):129-35. doi: 10.1016/0021-9150(83)90171-5.
The plasma total cholesterol and lipoprotein cholesterol levels are presented for 186 healthy Indian subjects and 213 patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). Plasma lipid and lipoprotein concentrations vary with age. Higher total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol were noted in men compared with women. HDL cholesterol is highest in women in the age group 20-49 years. HDL cholesterol levels (negatively associated with CHD) are significantly higher in India compared with western countries. It is suggested that the high level of HDL cholesterol may be responsible for the relatively low incidence of CHD in India.
给出了186名健康印度受试者和213名冠心病（CHD）患者的血浆总胆固醇和脂蛋白胆固醇水平。血浆脂质和脂蛋白浓度随年龄变化。男性的总胆固醇和低密度脂蛋白胆固醇水平高于女性。高密度脂蛋白胆固醇在20 - 49岁年龄组的女性中最高。与西方国家相比，印度的高密度脂蛋白胆固醇水平（与冠心病呈负相关）显著更高。有人认为，高密度脂蛋白胆固醇水平高可能是印度冠心病发病率相对较低的原因。
