Cardiovascular risk factor profiles related to age and sex: Analysis of the EMSAC, FR Tucuman's data

Abstract

Relations among cardiovascular risk factor (CRF) values, age, and sex were assessed by analysis of the EMSAC, FR Tucuman's database, which included information on CRF values of 186 public service, healthy workers, aged 30–60 years. Aging is associated with increased CRF values, except for HDL cholesterol and uric acid. Differences in cholesterol patterns are related to sex. Statistic analyses demonstrate significant differences in the total and LDL cholesterol values in women between the ages of 30 and 39 and 50 and 60 but not in those of men, who appear to stop their age-related increase of these factors. Similar results occur with the total/HDL cholesterol ratio: the significant higher values that men have over women at ages 30–39 disappear at later ages. These results suggest that men's cardiovascular lipid risk decreases with age.