Lipid profile of nutrition students and its association with cardiovascular disease risk factors


Autoria(s): Fisberg,Regina Mara; Stella,Roberta Horschutz; Morimoto,Juliana Masami; Pasquali,Luciana Sicca; Philippi,Sonia Tucunduva; Latorre,Maria do Rosário D. O.
Data(s)

01/02/2001

Resumo

OBJECTIVE: To describe the lipid profile and to verify its relationship with cardiovascular disease risk factors in students at a public university in São Paulo. METHODS: After obtaining clinical, anthropomorphic, and lipid profile data from 118 students, variables of the lipid profile were related to other risk factors. RESULTS: The mean age of the students was 20.3 years (SD=1.5). The risk of cardiovascular disease was characterized by a positive family history of ischemic heart disease in 38.9%; sedentariness in 35.6%; limiting and increased total and LDL-C cholesterol levels in 17.7% and 10.2%, respectively; decreased HDL-C levels in 11.1%; increased triglyceride levels in 11.1%; body mass index >25 in 8.5%, and smoking in 6.7% of the subjects. Students' diet was found to be inadequate regarding protein, total fat, saturated fat, sodium, and fiber contents. A statistically significant association between cholesterol and contraceptive use, between HDL-C and contraceptive use, age and percent body fat, and triglycerides and percent lean weight was observed. CONCLUSION: A high prevalence of some risk factors of cardiovascular disease as well as the association between these factors with altered lipid profiles was observed in the young population studied.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2001000200005

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC

Fonte

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia v.76 n.2 2001

Palavras-Chave #risk factors #lipid profile #cardiovascular disease #atherosclerotic disease
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journal article