Relationship between Total Cholesterol and High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and the Effects of Physical Exercise, Alcohol Consumption, Cigarette Smoking and Body Mass Index

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Despite the fact that high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC) is a part of total cholesterol (TC), the serum level of this portion has been reported to have no or only a weak relationship to the TC level. The present study assessed the relationship between HDLC and TC considering alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, and body mass index (BMI) in 366 male workers classified into three groups by the habitual physical exercise. The results showed the different effects of alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, and BMI on the level of HDLC among these three groups, and alcohol consumption lowered the LDLC level only in the exercise group. The closest relationship between HDLC and TC was seen in the exercise group, even after taking other factors into account. The result suggests that the HDLC level must be evaluated relative to the level of TC. As an indicator of serum lipid patterns the validity of the ratio of HDLC to TC (HDLC/TC) was discussed. © 1990, Center for Academic Publications Japan. All rights reserved.

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Koyama, H., Ogawa, M., & Suzuki, S. (1990). Relationship between Total Cholesterol and High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and the Effects of Physical Exercise, Alcohol Consumption, Cigarette Smoking and Body Mass Index. Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology, 36, 377–385. https://doi.org/10.3177/jnsv.36.4-SupplementI_377

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