[Serum lipids in obese persons in a selected population in the Slovak Republic]

Serum lipid levels were determined in 287 obese subjects and the findings were compared with the mean values recorded in a representative series of the population of the Slovak Republic (n = 3433). Comparison of serum lipid values in age-matched groups from the two series showed the following results: significant increase of triacylglycerols in obese men aged 15-55 y, in obese women aged 15-35 y; significant increase of total cholesterol in obese men aged 26-55 y, in obese women aged 26-35 y; significant reduction of HDL cholesterol in obese men after 25 years of age and in obese women after 35 years of age. Obesity was found to increase significantly serum lipid levels, particularly in men with predominant central-abdominal type of obesity.