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  • Title: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol and longevity.
    Author: Nikkilä M, Heikkinen J.
    Journal: Age Ageing; 1990 Mar; 19(2):119-24. PubMed ID: 2337007.
    Abstract:
    Serum total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and triglycerides were studied in three groups: (1) 85 healthy subjects aged 85-89 years, (2) 62 patients without coronary artery disease aged 38-62 years, and (3) 323 patients aged 32-69 years with triple-vessel disease diagnosed by coronary angiography. The mean values for total cholesterol were significantly higher in patients with triple-vessel disease than in those without coronary artery disease and in the elderly. Total cholesterol was over 6.5 mmol/l in 32% of the elderly, in 31% of patients without coronary artery disease and in 42% of patients with triple-vessel disease, but these differences were not significant. HDL-cholesterol and the ratio of HDL/total cholesterol were significantly higher in the elderly than in the patients without coronary artery disease and patients with triple-vessel disease. Serum HDL-cholesterol was over 1.0 mmol/l in 92% of the elderly, in 69% of patients without coronary artery disease and in 46% of patients with triple-vessel disease, the differences being significant between all groups.
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