Age-related changes in serum lipids in
men and women
After the age of 20 years, the LDL cholesterol
concentrations increase progressively in men
and women, but more rapidly in men, accounting
for most of the overall gender difference in total
cholesterol [Ferrara and Barrett-Connor, 1997;
Ericsson et al. 1991]. The LDL cholesterol
levels reach a plateau in men between the age
of 50 and 60 years, and in women between the
age of 60 and 70 years.