Abstract:
This study was held to determine the effect of age on the
levels of total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol in
apparently
healthy
elderly
Sudanese.
A cross sectional and community based study was carried
out in Khartoum Teaching Hospital from June 2011 to
December2011. Fifty healthy elderly of both sexes
attending at Khartoum Teaching Hospital ; 25 males (aged
65-80 years) and 25 females (aged 65-80 years ) were
taken randomly as a test group compared to Forty normal
healthy young adult of both sexes ; 20 males (age
between 18 to 39 years) and 20 females (aged 18-39
years ) as control group .
The levels of plasma total cholesterol and LDL –cholesterol
shows
a significant increase in the test group
when compared with control group.
(P.value =0.00 )
The study shows no significant difference between the
means of the levels of plasma total cholesterol and LDL-
cholesterol in both sexes of the test group.
