Abstract
Lipid studies were performed on fasting plasma samples in 214 healthy adolescent boys, 11-19 years of age. Ranges of normal values for plasma cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations, and normal lipoprotein patterns were established for this age group. The boys were grouped according to puberty rating. A significant increase in triglyceride values was obtained with adolescent maturity. Plasma cholesterol values did not change with age or puberty rating. One boy had hypercholesterolemia and a lipoprotein pattern consistent with Type II hyperlipoproteinemia (Fredrickson). Seventeen boys, all of whom had reached adolescent maturity, had elevated triglyceride values and a marked increase in pre-beta-lipoprotein. It appears from this study that increased concentrations of triglyceride and Type IV hyperlipoproteinemia of Fredrickson may be detected as boys reach maturity at adolescence.
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