Sex differences in the association of sphingolipids with age in Dutch and South-Asian Surinamese living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Mirthe MuilwijkNardie CallenderSusan GoordenFrédéric M VazIrene G M van ValkengoedPublished in: Biology of sex differences (2021)
Mean sphingolipid concentrations increase more rapidly with age in women than in men. Therefore, plasma lipid concentrations of sphingolipids, although lower in women than in men at younger age, are higher in women than in men at older age.