Study on cholesterol and triglyceride level in normal people of Kathmandu valley

Abstract

The normal range of cholesterol and triglyceride for normal people of Nepal is being compared with the standard reference value of WHO. The project work was carried out to establish the normal range of cholesterol and triglycerides in the Nepali citizens of Kathmandu valley in the pathology department of Patan Hospital from2061-2-21 to 2061-6-18 by using the standard methodology. During the study, 150 samples were taken. The average range of cholesterol for age group 20-30 was found to be 114- 164 mg/dL. Similarly, the same for the age group 30-40 was 122-182 mg/dl ,for age group 40-50 was 135-223 mg/dl, for age group 50-60 was 112-195 mg/dL and for age group 60 and above was found to be 110-207mg/dLrespectively. Likewise, the average range of triglyceride level for the age group 20- 30 was found to be 60-195mg/dL and the same for the age group 30-40 was 78-193 mg/dL, for the age group 40-50 was 99-316mg/dL, for the age group 50-60was 54-304mg/dLand lastly, for the age group 60 and above was 60-292 mg/dL. The cholesterol level of the females was found to be higher than the males but the triglyceride level of males was found to be higher than females. The non- vegetarians were seemed to have high cholesterol and triglyceride level than vegetarians. Journal of Institute of Medicine Vol.27(3) 2005