Abstract:
A cross sectional study conducted during the period from November
2009 to November 2010 , Compared the serum levels of total cholesterol
, triglycerides ,HDL-Cholesterol and LDL-Cholesterol of 100 apparently
healthy adult Sudanese (50 males and 50 females). The weight ( in Kg)
and the height( in meters) where measured and the body mass index was
calculated for each participant .
All participant were from Khartoum state . The serum levels of total
cholesterol , triglycerides ,HDL-C and LDL-C were measured using a
spectrophotometer from Biosystem company .
The data was analyzed and the results showed that there is different in
serum lipid profile in male and female .
The means of the serum levels of total cholesterol , triglycerides and
LDL-cholesterol were significantly increased in the male group when
compared to the female group (p values < 0.05 ) , while the mean of the
serum levels of HDL- cholesterol was insignificantly raised in the female
group when compared to the male group ( p > 0.05 ) .
There are weak Correlations between the Body Mass Index ( BMI)
and the serum level of total cholesterol , triglycerides , and LDL-C, but
there is no correlation between the BMI and HDL-C
From this study , it is concluded that , in healthy adult Sudanese , men
have significantly higher levels of serum total cholesterol , triglyceride
and LDL-c than women , and women have slightly insignificantly higher
HDL-c than men . The BMI has weak positive correlations with the
serum levels of total cholesterol , triglycerides and LDL-C and has no
correlation with the serum levels of HDL-C .
