Decrease in HDL-C is Associated with Age and Household Income in Adults from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017: Correlation Analysis of Low HDL-C and Poverty.

ABSTRACT: A low serum high-density lipoproteins-cholesterol (HDL-C) level is a risk factor of cardiovascular disease and dementia. On the other hand, no study has elucidated the correlation between household income and the HDL-C level in the adult population. In the present study, 5535 subjects (20-80 year-old individuals) were selected from the Korean national health and nutrition examination survey 2017 (KNHANES VII-2, n = 2469 men, n = 3066 women). They were classified into five levels of household income grades ranging from one (the lowest) to five (the highest). They were also classified according to the HDL-C level: category 1 (<40 mg/dL, n = 943), category 2 (40-49 mg/dL, n = 1764), category 3 (50-59 mg/dL, n = 1572), category 4 (60-69 mg/dL, n = 820), and category 5 (≥70 mg/dL, n = 436). Gen

SUBMITTER: Cho KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6765955 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature