Cardiovascular risk status of Afro-origin populations across the spectrum of economic development: findings from the Modeling the Epidemiologic Transition Study

Table 3 Serum Lipids (mg/dl) by site and sex, mean ± SD

	N	Ghana	N	South Africa	N	Jamaica	N	Seychelles	N	United States
Men
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	206	154.54 ± 35.29	231	154.94 ± 40.46	153	155.32 ± 32.61	231	175.75 ± 35.69	236	181.75 ± 39.20
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	206	88.15 ± 45.90	230	96.08 ± 62.70	153	70.74 ± 32.16	231	97.58 ± 77.38	236	95.40 ± 57.15
HDL-C (mg/dL)	205	44.67 ± 16.36	230	56.67 ± 19.76	153	47.11 ± 12.62	128	47.39 ± 13.68	235	50.06 ± 14.91
LDL-C (mg/dL)	205	92.16 ± 30.14	228	82.62 ± 31.89	153	94.13 ± 29.70	128	112.66 ± 34.79	235	112.36 ± 34.43
Women
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	288	166.11 ± 34.07	268	159.60 ± 33.22	244	166.96 ± 33.81	265	165.66 ± 34.51	245	178.25 ± 38.67
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	288	77.25 ± 34.86	268	76.18 ± 37.11	244	74.28 ± 38.39	265	64.48 ± 35.70	245	96.95 ± 61.75
HDL-C (mg/dL)	288	47.20 ± 13.17	268	46.22 ± 16.54	244	46.14 ± 11.80	178	47.85 ± 12.16	244	51.71 ± 14.87
LDL-C (mg/dL)	288	103.38 ± 29.38	268	98.12 ± 27.79	244	105.85 ± 28.54	178	109.08 ± 32.88	244	107.28 ± 33.11

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