Table 1.

Mean plasma lipid concentration in adults in Amerindian-derived populations and its comparison against other ethnic groups.

	LDL cholesterol			HDL cholesterol			Triglycerides
NHANES¹	1988- 994	1999- 2002	2007- 2010	1988- 1994	1999- 2002	2007- 2010	1988- 1994	1999- 2002	2007- 2010
Mexican Americans
Total	125	121	118^*	48.7	48.9	49.4	134	139	127
Men	127	125	120^*	45.2	45.0	45.4	136	142	136
Women	123	117	115^*	52.3	52.9	53.7	132	135	117^*
Caucasians
Total	129	124	116^*	50.4	51.2	52.5^*	120	125	111^*
Men	132	126	115^*	44.8	45.5	46.7^*	130	134	119^*
Women	126	121	116^*	55.7	56.6	58.1^*	112	117	104^*
Afro-Americans
Total	128	121	115^*	55.2	54.5	56.1	93	94	88
Men	129	121	116^*	52.4	51.0	52.6	100	99	94
Women	127	121	114^*	57.3	57.3	58.7	88	90	83
Mexican Health Surveys	1994²	2000³	2006⁴	1994²	2000³	2006⁴	1994²	2000³	2006⁴
Total	106.4	130.1	131.5	34.2	38.4	38.9	133.0	181.7	139.6
Men	110.2	125.0	128.1	34.2	38.6	37.1	151.0	162.9	148.9
Women	106.0	120.8	136.1	38.0	38.1	40.1	124.6	199.5	131.5

Data are expressed as mg/dl.

p<0.05 between the 1988-2004 and the 2007-2010 surveys.

Modified from:

Carroll M, Kit B, Lacher D, Shero S, Mussolino M. Trends in serum lipids and lipoproteins in US adults, 1988-2010. JAMA. 2012;308:1545-1554

Aguilar-Salinas Carlos A. , Olaiz G,Valles V, Rios JM, Gómez Pérez FJ, Rull JA, Rojas R, Franco A, Sepúlveda J. High prevalence of low HDL cholesterol concentrations and mixed hyperlipidemia in a Mexican nation wide survey. J Lipid Research 2001;42:1298-307

Barquera S, Flores M, Olaiz-Fernández G, Monterrubio E,Villalpando S, González C, Rivera J, Sepúlveda J.Dyslipidemias and obesity in Mexico. Salud Publica Mex 2007;49 supl 3:S338-S347.

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Aguilar-Salinas CA, Gómez Pérez FJ, Rull JA, Villalpando S, Barquera S, Rojas R. Prevalence of dyslipidemias in the 2006 Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición. 2009 Salud Pública Mex. 2010:52 (supl1) S44-S53