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Testing lipid markers as predictors of all-cause morbidity, cardiac disease, and mortality risk in captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian Conservation Biology
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currently at: Department of Reproductive and
Behavioral Sciences, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
Janine L. Brown
Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian Conservation Biology
Institute, 1500 Remount Rd., Front Royal, VA 22630, USA
Katie L. Edwards
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Short summary
Great apes and humans can develop similar health conditions, including heart disease. As lipids predict health risk in humans, we explored whether they do so in gorillas and also examined relationships with age and sex. Multiple sex and age differences were observed. Age, sex, and lower LDL / HDL ratio best predicted morbidity risk, which may be related to arthritis. Unlike humans, in gorillas age and sex alone best predicted cardiac disease, and mortality risk was best predicted only by age.
Great apes and humans can develop similar health conditions, including heart disease. As lipids...
