Blood pressure and blood lipid levels among vegetarian, semi-vegetarian, and non-vegetarian native Africans
Blood pressure and blood lipid levels among vegetarian, semi-vegetarian, and non-vegetarian native Africans
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DOI：
10.1016/s0009-9120(98)00067-8
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发表时间：
1998-10-01
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2.8
通讯作者：
Osonuga, OA
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作者：
Famodu, AA;Osilesi, O;Osonuga, OA
背景：一些流行病学研究表明，高胆固醇血症和高甘油三酯血症是血管疾病病因的饮食危险因素。到目前为止，几乎没有关于黑人和非洲黑人基督复临安息日会素食者的血脂数据。这项研究是在尼日利亚伊利桑雷莫西非基督复临安息日神学院进行的，目的是为了初步更好地了解成人血压、血脂和饮食之间的关系。方法：随机选取3组不同饮食习惯的尼日利亚人群进行调查。西非基督复临安息日会神学院是研究区域。人体测量、血压、血清胆固醇、甘油三酯和血清葡萄糖使用标准方法估计。结果：素食者（VEGs）体重75.0 +/- 1.9 kg显著低于半素食者（SEMI-VEGs） 77.3 +/- 1.8 kg （p < 0.05）。虽然veg组的收缩压较低，但三组的血压（BP）没有显著差异。素食者的血清总胆固醇和甘油三酯显著低于非素食者（p < 0.05）。半素食者的血液甘油三酯值介于非素食者和素食者之间，但并不显著。三组患者的血糖水平没有差异。结论：素食和非洲天然饮食与较低水平的重要心血管疾病危险因素相关。非洲复临安息日会素食者的心血管疾病风险因素显著降低，这可能是预防早发IHD和心血管疾病发病率的保护性措施。版权所有(C) 1998加拿大临床化学家协会
Background: Several epidemiological studies have implicated hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridaemia as a dietary risk factor in the etiology of vascular desease. To date, there are virtually no blood lipid data available for Negroid Black African Seventh-Day Adventist vegetarians. This study was undertaken to gain a preliminary and better understanding of the relationships between BP, blood lipids, and diets in adults at the Seventh-Day Adventist Seminary of West Africa, Ilisan-Remo, Nigeria.Methods: Three randomly selected groups of the Nigerian populace with different dietary habits were investigated. The Seventh-Day Adventist Seminary of West Africa was the study area. Anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, serum cholesterol, triglycerides, and serum glucose were estimated using standard methods.Findings: The vegetarians (VEGs) had significantly lower body weight 75.0 +/- 1.9 kg than the semi-vegetarians (SEMI-VEGs) 77.3 +/- 1.8 kg (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference between the blood pressure (BP) of the three groups studied, although the VEGs exhibited lower systolic BP. The VEGs had significantly lower serum total cholesterol and triglycerides (p < 0.05), than non-vegetarians (NON-VEGs). The SEMI-VEGs had blood triglycerides values inbetween NON-VEGs and VEGs levels but these were not significant. There were no differences in blood glucose in the three groups.Conclusions: The vegetarian diet as well as the African natural diet are associated with lower levels of important cardiovascular disease risk factors. The significantly lower cardiovascular disease risk factors in vegetarian African Adventists could be a protective measure against the development of premature IHD and CVD incidence. Copyright (C) 1998 The Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists.