Abstract
To provide population data on levels of plasma cholesterol, triglyceride and high and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C and LDL-C) in black adults, 627 black adults, aged 20-59 yr, 206 men and 421 women, were studied. Comparisons were made with 2493 white adults, aged 20-59 yr, 1111 men and 1382 women. Black men had total plasma cholesterol levels that were comparable with those in whites.