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January 1, 1981Arteriosclerosis An Official Journal of the American Heart Association IncOpen Access

Levels and interrelationships of serum and lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides. Association with adiposity and the consumption of ethanol, tobacco, and beverages containing caffeine.

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NPNancy PhillipsJohns Hopkins UniversityRHR J HavelLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryJKJohn P. KaneBrigham Young University

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Implication

Cross-sectional analysis examines the link between serum lipids and lifestyle factors in an industrial population.

Key Points

  • This research investigates how serum and lipoprotein lipid levels relate to adiposity and consumption of specific substances.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional multivariate analysis
  • Focus on white persons from an industrial population
  • Evaluated the influence of adiposity, ethanol, tobacco, and caffeine on lipid levels
  • Very low density lipoprotein triglyceride levels rose with adiposity and smoking but were unaffected by ethanol; p < 0.05.
  • Low density lipoprotein cholesterol associated with triglycerides and increased with age; precise figures not specified.
  • High density lipoprotein cholesterol increased with ethanol intake while decreasing with smoking and adiposity.

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Phillips et al. (1981) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a201bc2eaa49a33b5fbe6afhttps://doi.org/10.1161/01.atv.1.1.13
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