Correlates of serum lipids in a lean black population
| Autor: | Felicia I. Okoro, Nina Markovic, Andrea M. Kriska, Lewis H. Kuller, Ukoli Fa, Sara L. Huston, Clareann H. Bunker, Adesuwa Olomu |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Population Black People Nigeria Blood lipids Coronary Disease Government Agencies Risk Factors Internal medicine medicine Humans Occupations Risk factor education Life Style Socioeconomic status education.field_of_study Anthropometry medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Body Weight Middle Aged Lipids Diet Endocrinology Social Class Western World Lean body mass population characteristics Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Lipid profile Body mass index Negroid Demography |
| Zdroj: | Atherosclerosis. 123:215-225 |
| ISSN: | 0021-9150 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0021-9150(96)05810-8 |
| Popis: | Exposure to an urban, sedentary work environment and higher socioeconomic status (SES) may stimulate adoption of Westernized lifestyles by populations in developing countries reversing the historically low risk for coronary heart disease. In a study of serum lipids in 1407 Nigerian civil servants, aged 25-54 years, we found a more atherogenic lipid profile among higher SES males and females compared with lower SES (LDL-cholesterol, 113 vs. 97 mg/dl, males, 125 vs. 114 mg/dl, females). Mean body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) in higher and lower SES was 22.6 and 21.3, respectively, males, and 24.7 and 24.4, respectively females. A strong relationship was observed between BMI and lipids although this relationship was absent among the leanest half of the population (BMI21.8). In multiple regression, SES and BMI were both strong and independent predictors of cholesterol. Both high and low SES consumed a typical Nigerian low fat, high carbohydrate diet, but somewhat higher meat, milk and egg intake suggested that some Westernization of the diet had occurred among the higher SES. Physical activity was lower among the higher SES. We conclude that SES related changes in lifestyle contribute to substantially higher total and LDL-cholesterol even in a generally lean population consuming a low fat diet. |
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