Serum lipid levels in a Pygmy and Bantu population sample from Cameroon
(1997) Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases — Vol. 7, n° 5, p. 383-387 (1997)
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- Background and Aim: A survey of the serum lipid values was performed in an isolated Pygmy and a Bantu population living in Southern Cameroon. The purpose was to study the distribution of serum lipid levels in a hunter-gatherer er population and in a population living in the same region but practising agriculture. Methods and Results: Low values for serum total cholesterol were found respectively in men and women of the Pygmy ethnicity of 2.88 +/- 0.69 and 3.18 +/- 0.67 mmol/l and in the Bantu ethnicity of 3.12 +/- 0.72 and 3.56 +/- 0.71 mmol/l respectively In contrast, the HDL-cholesterol levels were in the lower range of normal for Western populations, except for women. The mean BMI was low and varied between 19.9 and 20.9 kg/m(2). The serum cholesterol and Apo B values increased significantly with estimated age, but the increase was markedly lower than in Western populations Conclusions: The low serum lipid values obtained are presumably typical for the values existing during the evolution of the human race. (C) 1997, Medikal Press.
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Kesteloot, H., Ndam, E., Kowo, M., Njoya, O., Cobbaert, C., Sasaki, S., & Seghers, V. (1997). Serum lipid levels in a Pygmy and Bantu population sample from Cameroon. Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases, 7(5), 383-387. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/45637 (Original work published 1997)