Endokrinologie und Diabetesforschung

Demographic Data and BMI Associated with Serum Total Cholesterol in Sudanese Population

Ahmed A Ahmed, Khalid M Adam, NourEldaim E Elbadawi, Elwathiq K Ibrahim, Elbashir G Elbari and GadAllah Modawe

Demographic Data and BMI Associated with Serum Total Cholesterol in Sudanese Population

Serum total cholesterol is believed to have a role in coronary heart disease, which in turn gets affected by many genetic and environmental factors. A number of studies were conducted to investigate the influence of factors such as age, gender, BMI and ethnicity on the level of serum total cholesterol and other lipoproteins.