BIOCH€MtSTRY

Mined for relarionship b€t*m plsd lipoprot€ins &d wdity of [lD h no the
turc for st6ity of lrh@slddis w ilron8 rcllt d to the LDL cnobstdol ud
eolipopmtenr -B @r@ trlios ..d h gmq it ws Elat€d to rhe tiglysid.
@'@!irjG in dafu i.!dn€di!& d.d6ity lipoprercir (!DL). T1|il study indicrl.d
tnc impon.@ of i.iglydids dch lipoprol.itu .g WDL and n5 ttl|lMt i. th.
d*loprun of @rcMy lri|roslruir in woftn.
Tn Niaiion b.tr@ ch.lgtdol a.d mn lity in 10059 Ituli md. civil
w&ts .ged 40 tss and .bove rcvsl€d rhar 3Tlo .L.th we duc to ItlD h .
nulriEiabl. o.ltsis s low @n€nt6tio. of llDL cholestercl qB morc pEdictiw of
nonalily tbm a I'ign @ne.tnrion oflot.i cholsr€rol. Monality rat6 rose wfth tolal
.holdr€rol conmtrdion abow 241 ngldl and HDL chole$€rol Ms invsely assialed
with total monality. Il ws @rcluded Eon thc dna of l5 yds folow up of l$neli heln
di*e study by (GoE aoun .r d l98s) [36] $d $as.ded thar HDL clnl.ltqol is s
key wjalle, and proid€d r tunhd ilrdionon fi.r unqudin€d '@mdd.don for na
di.lrty.hang6 in rtDle population dy b. Fdrnlrc. IIB 'r