Relation between Lifestyle Factors and High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Subfraction Levels among Healthy Adults Living in a Rural District.
10.2185/jjrm.43.1
- Author:
Yoshito MOMOSE
;
Hiroshi UNE
;
Hiroji ESAKI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
High-density lipoprotein subfractions;
Alcohol;
Obesity
- From:Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine
1994;43(1):1-7
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Serum levels of total high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and its subfractions (HDL2-Cand HDL3-C) were measured in 227 healthy Japanese adults. These values were related to a number of lifestyle factors.
On co-variance analysis, alcohol drinking had an independent contribution to HDL-C and HDL3-C (p<0.05) in males. Cigarette smoking showed no association with subfractions of HDL-C in males. Three physical activities-sport, work and leisure time activity-had no significant association with subfractions of HDL-C. The degree of obesity as expressed by body mass index (BMI) was significantly negatively related (p<0.05) to HDL-C and HDL2-C levels among females. Among males, although a trend test showed no statistically significant relation to BMI, HDL-C and HDL2-C levels were significantly higher (p<0.05) in the normal group (20≤BMI<25) than in the obese group (BMI≥25).
