| Title: |
Lipid profile of nutrition students and its association with cardiovascular disease risk factors |
| Authors: |
Fisberg, Regina Mara, Stella, Roberta Horschutz, Morimoto, Juliana Masami, Pasquali, Luciana Sicca, Philippi, Sonia Tucunduva, Latorre, Maria do Rosário D. O. |
| Source: |
Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia. February 2001 76(2) |
| Publisher Information: |
Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC, 2001. |
| Publication Year: |
2001 |
| Subject Terms: |
risk factors, lipid profile, cardiovascular disease, atherosclerotic disease |
| More Details: |
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. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
text/html |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
0066-782X |
| DOI: |
10.1590/S0066-782X2001000200005 |
| Access URL: |
http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2001000200005 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edssci.S0066.782X2001000200005 |
| Database: |
SciELO |
