Lipids and lipoproteins in 350 Danish schoolchildren, ages 7 to 18 years.

Serum lipids and lipoprotein-lipids were measured in 350 Danish schoolchildren, ages 7 to 18 years. The children had been randomly selected and serve as an urban reference population. Only in boys did serum triglyceride and VLDL-cholesterol increase significantly with age, whereas the other lipoprotein-lipids remained almost constant during adolescence. LDL-cholesterol was found to be higher and HDL-cholesterol lower than in American children, suggesting that Danish children may be more prone to develop coronary heart disease in adult life.