CORRELATES OF HIGH-DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL IN BLACK-AND-WHITEWOMEN

The relationships of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol with b ody composition, leisure-time physical activity, cigarette smoking, an d education were examined in a community-based sample of 480 Black and 1337 White women. Univariate and multivariate analyses indicated inve rse associations of HDL with body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio in both groups, and with cigarette smoking and low educational attainmen t among White women only. Since correlates of HDL cholesterol differ f or Black and White women, further investigation of the differences in these correlates is warranted.