A pilot study for assessing the lp(a) levels in Marmara region

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine Lp(a) levels of healthy people and assess the risk of coronary atherosclerosis in terms of lipid values and Lp(a). Methods: Lp(a) was measured by an Elisa method, while other lipid parameters were assayed enzymatically with an autoanalyzer. Results: Mean levels, standard deviation, and median of Lp(a) were found to be 23.9±26.3 mg/dl, 14.3 mg/dl respectively. Five and 95 percentile values for Lp(a) were found to be 0 and 82.2 mg/dl. Twenty- four percent of our study group had Lp(a) value above 30 mg/dl. Lp(a) frequency distribution of our group is skewed to the left. Conclusion: Mean value for Lp(a) of our pilot study group is quite high when compared to other populations and we plan to screen a much larger group.