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Lipid disorders among Black Africans non-users of lipid-lowering medication
Borgo, Mariana Veronez; Baldo, Marcelo Perim; Alvim, Rafael de Oliveira; Zaniqueli, Divanei; Capingana, Daniel Pires; Magalhães, Pedro; Silva, Amilcar Bernardo da; Oliosa, Polyana Romano; Sartório, Carmem Luiza; Mill, José Geraldo.
  • Borgo, Mariana Veronez; Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva. Vitória. BR
  • Baldo, Marcelo Perim; Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros. Departamento de Fisiopatologia. Montes Claros. BR
  • Alvim, Rafael de Oliveira; Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva. Vitória. BR
  • Zaniqueli, Divanei; Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas. Vitória. BR
  • Capingana, Daniel Pires; Universidade Agostinho Neto. Escola de Medicina. Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas. Luanda. AO
  • Magalhães, Pedro; Universidade Agostinho Neto. Escola de Medicina. Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas. Luanda. AO
  • Silva, Amilcar Bernardo da; Universidade Agostinho Neto. Escola de Medicina. Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas. Luanda. AO
  • Oliosa, Polyana Romano; Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição e Saúde. Vitória. BR
  • Sartório, Carmem Luiza; Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas. Vitória. BR
  • Mill, José Geraldo; Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva. Vitória. BR
Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online) ; 62(5): 552-559, Oct. 2018. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-983796
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT

Objective:

Angola is a sub-Saharan African country where the population has scarce access to lipidlowering medication. We sought to determine the frequency of lipid disorders among Angolan nonusers of lipid-lowering medication. Material and

methods:

A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in a sample of 604 workers from the public sector. Blood pressure and anthropometric data were measured along with biochemical parameters including total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). LDL-C to HDL-C ratio (LDL-C/HDL-C) was obtained from LDL-C and HDL-C levels.

Results:

High frequencies of elevated blood pressure (44.8%), metabolic syndrome (20.2%), increased TC (39.2%) and increased LDL-C (19.3%) were found. Low HDL-C was more frequent in women (62.4% vs. 36.1%, p < 0.001). Isolated hypercholesterolemia was more frequent in men (9.6% vs. 2.5%, p < 0.001). Among men TC, TG, LDL-C and LDL-C/HDL-C ratio were higher and HDL-C was lower in obese than in low-weight and normal-weight participants. Among women TC, TG, LDL-C and LDL-C/HDL-C ratio were higher in obese than in normal-weight participants. Significant linear trend of increasing TC and LDL-C levels as age increased was detected for both genders (p for trend < 0.05).

Conclusion:

The results of our study showed a high frequency of lipid disorders in Angolan non-users of lipid-lowering medication.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Black People / Dyslipidemias Type of study: Etiology study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online) Journal subject: Endocrinology / Metabolism Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: Angola / Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Agostinho Neto/AO / Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros/BR / Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Black People / Dyslipidemias Type of study: Etiology study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online) Journal subject: Endocrinology / Metabolism Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: Angola / Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Agostinho Neto/AO / Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros/BR / Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo/BR