Lipid disorders among Black Africans non-users of lipid-lowering medication
Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online)
;
62(5): 552-559, Oct. 2018. tab, graf
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en Inglés
| 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 andmethods:
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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Asunto principal:
Población Negra
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Dislipidemias
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adulto
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online)
Asunto de la revista:
Endocrinologia
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Metabolismo
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Angola
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Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade Agostinho Neto/AO
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Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros/BR
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Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo/BR
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