Aim: to describe the differences in plasma lipid profiles of 4 (four) Indonesian ethnic groups, i.e., Minangkabau, Sundanese, Javanese and Buginese. Methods: this cross sectional population study was consisted of adults aged 18 years and older. Lipid profile was assessed by collecting fasting blood samples among all the four ethnic groups. Sub samples of those 4 groups of ethnicity were rand…