Hudson SE, et al. - In this study with 4,423 private liberal arts college students enrolled in freshman-level wellness courses at Furman University in Greenville, SC, researchers focused on lipid parameter links with college-age socioeconomic status, so that improved age-specific screening algorithms for management or prevention of adult-onset cardiovascular disease may be obtained. Among participants, links between gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and athletic participation on lipid parameters (very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglyceride, total cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) were examined, employing an Analysis of Variance test and a general linear model. Findings are suggestive of likely better lipid health among college students vs the general population. Seemingly healthier lipid values may be seen in African-Americans vs age-matched people independent of athletic or college enrollment which has already been shown in other investigations. Based on experts' comparative data, education may be considered by pediatric health providers and researchers as a potentially protective factor against poor lipid health when taking lipid screening protocols for students into account.