Rafii Z S, al Nasser A A, Budair A, Tufail M
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ann Clin Biochem. 1994 Jul;31 ( Pt 4):347-50. doi: 10.1177/000456329403100407.
Total serum cholesterol was measured in 1320 normal Saudi children aged 0-14 years. The result was 3.88 (0.83) mmol/L [mean (SD)] and there was no statistical difference between girls and boys. Results were lowest in the 0-4 year age group and highest in the 5-9 year age group. Percentile values were established for three age groups and compared with those published for American children; no statistical differences were observed. Unlike other developing countries Saudi children do not have lower serum cholesterol than their western counterparts. We believe that these findings reflect changing dietary habits and increasing affluence in Saudi Arabia.
对1320名年龄在0至14岁的沙特正常儿童进行了血清总胆固醇检测。结果为3.88（0.83）毫摩尔/升[均值（标准差）]，男孩和女孩之间无统计学差异。结果在0至4岁年龄组中最低，在5至9岁年龄组中最高。确定了三个年龄组的百分位数，并与美国儿童公布的百分位数进行比较；未观察到统计学差异。与其他发展中国家不同，沙特儿童的血清胆固醇水平并不低于西方儿童。我们认为，这些发现反映了沙特阿拉伯饮食习惯的变化和财富的增加。
