Effect of Age, Sex and Life Style on CHD Risk Factors
Influence of Obestiy and Body Fat Distribution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5222013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K K Reddy (Sri Venkateswara University), A Papa Rao (0000-0003-1414-6353, Sri Venkateswara University), T P K Reddy (Sri Venkateswara University) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 593-601 |
| Publication date | 1998-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.1998.11907430 |
| OpenAlex | W2769729706 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
South Asian Countries have high prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in parallel with economic development. Thus India is facing the high burden of CHD. Hence, live present study is aimed to assess CHD risk factors like serum lipids and lipoproteins in relation to obesity and distribution of body fat with reference to age. sex and life styles in an Indian population (Tirupati. Chittoor District. Andhra Pradesh). Information was collected on physical exercise, habits of smoking and alcoholism, body mass index (BMI). waist hip ratio (WHR), percent fat besides estimation of serum cholesterol (SC). high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC) and triglycerides (TG) from a volunteer sample of 190 males and 140 females with an age range of 20-70 years The age pattern show increased serum cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC). TG with age. and major increase occurs earlier in men than women Differences in mean lipid levels and body fat distribution are observed within groups of BMI and physical exercise in both sexes and. smoking and alcoholism in males. Obesity Grade I and II equally associated with low physical exercise exhibited rise in lipid pattern and higher exercise reduced the lipid levels even in the presence of smoking and alcoholism. Partial correlation coefficients between BMI and body fat distribution and within body fat distribution arc distinctly higher in females than males. In both sexes lipid pattern found good association with BMI. Multiple regression analysis reveals that variance in lipid levels is explained by age and obestiy. The study concludes that most powerful correlates of CHD risk factors were age and body mass, with physical exercise and fat distribution in females serving as moderate predictors of CHD.Key Words: Serum CholesterolTriglyceridesBody Mass IndexSmokingPhysical Exercise
Body fat distribution · Body mass index · Environmental health · Fat distribution · Geography · Life style · Sociology · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity · Demography · Mathematics · Medicine · Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |