Table 1.

Age-specific mean levels of various cholesterol lipoproteins in men and women.

Cholesterol lipoproteins, triglycerides (mg/dl)	Age-group	Men	Women
Total cholesterol (Men 3388, women 2735)	<30	163.7 ± 40.3	160.5 ± 31.4
	30–39	177.3 ± 38.3	174.3 ± 32.9
	40–49	184.0 ± 36.4	185.7 ± 36.0
	50–59	183.8 ± 40.9	192.4 ± 39.0
	60–69	178.6 ± 42.1	197.5 ± 43.4
	70+	179.2 ± 43.3	199.3 ± 42.8
HDL cholesterol (Men 3385, women 2735)	<30	43.7 ± 10.2	47.9 ± 11.3
	30–39	43.0 ± 9.5	48.9 ± 11.1
	40–49	44.4 ± 9.7	50.6 ± 11.4
	50–59	45.5 ± 10.5	51.1 ± 12.0
	60–69	46.9 ± 11.0	53.5 ± 13.2
	70+	47.8 ± 9.6	57.0 ± 13.0
LDL cholesterol (Men 3378, women 2733)	<30	93.8 ± 33.6	89.7 ± 26.0
	30–39	100.9 ± 31.0	99.2 ± 27.4
	40–49	104.6 ± 31.0	106.3 ± 29.9
	50–59	106.3 ± 34.8	110.0 ± 33.4
	60–69	100.6 ± 34.9	113.5 ± 36.9
	70+	102.0 ± 35.6	113.3 ± 37.8
Non-HDL cholesterol (Men 3385, women 2735)	<30	120.0 ± 37.0	112.6 ± 30.2
	30–39	134.2 ± 36.4	125.4 ± 31.6
	40–49	139.7 ± 34.2	135.4 ± 33.9
	50–59	138.3 ± 39.0	141.3 ± 37.1
	60-69	131.5 ± 39.9	144.0 ± 40.5
	70+	131.3 ± 42.0	142.3 ± 40.3
Triglycerides (Men 3382, women 2733)	<30	130.5 ± 89.9	114.3 ± 57.7
	30–39	167.5 ± 93.7	130.7 ± 68.5
	40–49	178.1 ± 93.9	144.7 ± 67.2
	50–59	162.4 ± 88.4	156.0 ± 86.1
	60–69	155.6 ± 89.6	152.6 ± 64.7
	70+	146.5 ± 78.5	145.2 ± 53.7
Total:HDL cholesterol (Men 3368, women 2731)	<30	3.9 ± 1.2	3.5 ± 0.9
	30–39	4.2 ± 1.1	3.7 ± 0.9
	40–49	4.3 ± 1.2	3.8 ± 1.0
	50–59	4.2 ± 1.2	3.9 ± 1.1
	60–69	4.0 ± 1.2	3.8 ± 1.1
	70+	3.9 ± 1.2	3.6 ± 0.9