In a study on the influence of birth weight and social status on cord blood cholesterol, it was found that the serum cholesterol level at birth for full term babies from Eastern Nigeria is 2.71 +/- 0.42 mmol/l with a range of 1.90-3.58 mmol/l. This is higher than the figure obtained from Ibadan babies in Western Nigeria. There was no correlation between birthweight and serum cholesterol for term babies, coefficient of correlation being +0.138. Social status of parents did not influence cholesterol level at birth.
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