OBJECTIVE: To describe fasting plasma total- and lipid standardised- @entity270 and @entity9050 concentrations in Hong Kong Chinese subjects, and to explore age-, diet- and sex-related differences. DESIGN: Observational study. SETTING: Hong Kong. SUBJECTS: One hundred and fifty randomly selected Chinese subjects. INTERVENTIONS: Fasting plasma concentrations of @entity9050 , total @entity270 and lipid standardised @entity270 ( @entity2739 E(LS), expressed as micromol @entity270 /mmol total @entity165 plus @entity1674 ) were measured. RESULTS: Total @entity270 concentrations ranged from 6-53 micromol/l (mean 24; s.d. 8.5), and @entity2739 ELS from 0.85-7.09 micromol/mmol (mean 3.61; s.d. 1.19). Plasma @entity2739 E(LS) concentrations in @entity1 were higher (P = 0.02) than in @entity1 : mean (median) concentrations 3.82 (3.88) and 3.37 (3.28) micromol/mmol, respectively. @entity2739 ELS concentrations in @entity1 decreased with age. Mean (s.d.) plasma @entity9050 concentrations in @entity1 and @entity1 were 49.7 (14.0) and 51.6 (21.6) micromol/l respectively, and did not show the significant age- and sex- differences reportedly found in Western studies. CONCLUSIONS: The hypothesis that Hong Kong Chinese, with their low risk of CHD, might have high @entity2739 E(LS) levels in fasting plasma is not supported by the results obtained. Moreover, results showed male female differences and, in @entity1 , a previously unreported age-related decrease in plasma @entity2739 E(LS) concentration which cannot be accounted for by concomitant differences in dietary intake of @entity270 alone. Results also suggest that the age- and sex- differences in plasma @entity9050 seen in Western populations can be avoided by increased @entity620 intake.

Plasma XXXX and @entity270 levels in Hong Kong Chinese.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'men'] @entity270 :: ('MESH:D014810', 'Chemical') :: ['vitamin E'] @entity620 :: ('MESH:D001205', 'Chemical') :: ['vitamin C'] @entity1674 :: ('MESH:D014280', 'Chemical') :: ['triglycerides'] @entity2739 :: ('5212', 'Gene') :: ['Vit'] @entity9050 :: ('CHEBI:38290', 'Chemical') :: ['ascorbate'] @entity165 :: ('MESH:D002784', 'Chemical') :: ['cholesterol']
@entity9050 :: (CHEBI:38290,Chemical) :: ['ascorbate']
