Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 143-149, February 2002

Socio-economic status and serum lipids:

A cross-sectional study in a Chinese urban population

  • Zhijie Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and General Practice, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    • ,
  • Aulikki Nissinen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, 00300 Helsinki, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +358-9-47448338. E-mail address:(A. Nissinen)
    • ,
  • Erkki Vartiainen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, 00300 Helsinki, Finland
    • ,
  • Gang Hu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
    • ,
  • Huiguang Tian

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chronic Diseases, Tianjin Public Health Bureau, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
    • ,
  • Zeyu Guo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chronic Diseases, Tianjin Public Health Bureau, Tianjin, People's Republic of China

Received 11 April 1999; received in revised form 6 July 2001; accepted 14 August 2001.

Abstract 

Socio-economic status and serum lipids are important factors in the progression of cardiovascular disease. We studied the association between socio-economic status and serum lipids in a Chinese urban population. In all, 4,541 respondents (2,231 men and 2,310 women) between 25–64 years of age participated in a cross-sectional population survey carried out in Tianjin, China, and provided blood samples. Three socio-economic indicators (education, occupation, and income), total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides were determined. People in higher socio-economic groups had a more unfavorable serum lipid profile compared with those in lower socio-economic groups. This significant association was especially apparent in men. Education seemed to be the most important predictor of serum lipids in the three socio-economic indicators. The direction of the association between high socio-economic status and poor serum lipid profiles appears to be opposite to those observed in the developed countries.

Keywords:  Associations, Socio-economic status, Serum lipids

To access this article, please choose from the options below

Login to an existing account or Register a new account.

  • Purchase this article for 31.50 USD (You must login/register to purchase this article)

    Online access for 24 hours. The PDF version can be downloaded as your permanent record.

  • Subscribe to this title

    Get unlimited online access to this article and all other articles in this title 24/7 for one year.

  • Claim access now

    For current subscribers with Society Membership or Account Number.

  • Visit SciVerse ScienceDirect to see if you have access via your institution.
 

PII: S0895-4356(01)00451-6

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 143-149, February 2002

Article Tools