The role of socioeconomic status and serum fatty acids in the relationship between intake of animal foods and cardiovascular risk factors
| Autor: | Lewis H. Kuller, Debra F. Terrell, Clareann H. Bunker, Ukoli Fa, Lan Lan L. Yeh, Sara L. Huston |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology Animal food Black People Nigeria Physiology Sampling Studies White People chemistry.chemical_compound Age Distribution Risk Factors Internal medicine Humans Medicine Sex Distribution Developing Countries Socioeconomic status Chi-Square Distribution business.industry Cholesterol Nigerians Fatty Acids Feeding Behavior Middle Aged Eicosapentaenoic acid United States Cross-Sectional Studies Endocrinology Social Class chemistry Cardiovascular Diseases Docosahexaenoic acid Diet Atherogenic Female Arachidonic acid business Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Epidemiology. 6:290-298 |
| ISSN: | 1047-2797 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s1047-2797(96)00023-3 |
| Popis: | Little is known regarding the relationship of serum fatty acids to cardiovascular risk factors in Nigerian populations. Civil servants with higher socioeconomic status (SES) in Nigeria appear to be in cultural transition toward a more Westernized lifestyle. For this study the food intakes of 397 civil servants were estimated from two 24-h recalls. Fatty acids in serum total lipids were measured in both absolute weight concentration and percentage composition. Daily meat intake was 43.5 g, and fish intake was 70.5 g. The intakes of meat, eggs, and milk were higher in high SES Nigerians than in low SES Nigerians. The concentration of total fatty acids (TFA, the sum of 12 serum fatty acids) was also higher in high SES men and women, as compared with low SES men and women (2064, 2060, 1831, and 1776 mg/L, respectively). There were significant direct associations between meat intake and serum level of arachidonic acid, and between fish intake and serum levels of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid. TFA was positively associated with cholesterol, low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc), and triglycerides across gender and SES groups after adjustment for body mass index, fasting insulin level, and age. Nigerian women were compared with two groups of American women. We concluded that fatty acids in absolute weight concentration reflected the amount of fat intake. The level of TFA was directly related to cardiovascular risk factors in Nigerians. Follow-up of such populations in cultural transition can facilitate the understanding of the true roles of animal food intake in the early evolution of atherosclerosis. |
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