Reference ranges of cholesterol sub-fractions in random healthy adults in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT: In Burkina Faso, the values that serve as clinical chemistry reference ranges are those provided by European manufacturers' insert sheets based on reference of the Western population. However, studies conducted so far in some African countries reported significant differences in normal laboratory ranges compared with those of the industrialized world. The aim of this study was to determine reference values of cholesterol fractions in apparently normal adults in Burkina Faso that could be used to better assess the risks related to cardiovascular diseases. Study population was 279 healthy subjects aged from 15 to 50 years including 139 men and 140 women recruited at the Regional Center of Blood Transfusion of Ouagadougou, capital city of Burkina Faso (West Africa). Exclusion criteria based o

SUBMITTER: Koumare AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4303323 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature