Observations on Seasonal Variations in Total Serum Cholesterol Level Among Healthy Young Prisoners

Article1 March 1961OBSERVATIONS ON SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN TOTAL SERUM CHOLESTEROL LEVEL AMONG HEALTHY YOUNG PRISONERSCAROLINE BEDELL THOMAS, M.D., F.A.C.P., HENRY W. D. HOLLJES, M.D., F.C.C.P., FRIEDA F. EISENBERG, A.B.CAROLINE BEDELL THOMAS, M.D., F.A.C.P., HENRY W. D. HOLLJES, M.D., F.C.C.P., FRIEDA F. EISENBERG, A.B.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-3-413 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe total serum cholesterol level in a given individual at any particular point in time is the result of numerous technical and biologic variables.1-5§Many different methods of chemical analysis of the total cholesterol content of blood serum have been described and compared, both in terms of absolute values and of reproducibility; the technical aspects of cholesterol variability, however, do not concern us here. The biologic factors which influence the level of cholesterol are of even greater diversity and importance. The effects of age, sex, heredity, and diet have been well documented. In contrast, scant attention has been paid to...Bibliography1. . Evaluation of serum lipoprotein and cholesterol measurements as predictors of clinical complications of atherosclerosis: report of a coöperative study of lipoproteins and atherosclerosis. Circulation 14: 691, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. ThomasEisenberg CBFF: Observations on the variability of total serum cholesterol in Johns Hopkins medical students. J. Chron. Dis. 6: 1, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. LewisOlmstedPageLawryMannStareHanigLaufferGordonMoore LAFIHEYGVFJMMATFE: Serum lipid levels in normal persons: findings of a coöperative study of lipoproteins and atherosclerosis. Circulation 16: 227, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication August 17, 1960.From the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.†Supported by Research Grant H-1891 from the National Heart Institute.‡Associate in Medicine, The University of Maryland School of Medicine.§In view of the extensive literature, only selected references which themselves have pertinent bibliographies are given here.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Caroline B. Thomas, M.D., 700 North Wolfe St., Baltimore 5, Maryland. 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