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Prevalence of Dyslipidemia in Tibetan Monks from Gansu Province, Northwest China

Tibetan monks have a special way of life and food habits, however, little is known about their dyslipidemia. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of dyslipidemia and risk factors of this population. A cross-sectional study of dyslipidemia was conducted in 876 Tibetan monks and 912 local re...

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Autores principales: Fang, Yan, Li, Xing-hui, Qiao, Yan, Wang, Nan, Xie, Ping, Zhou, Gang, Su, Peng, Ma, Hui-yuan, Song, Ji-yang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: De Gruyter 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8114783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33987472
http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/biol-2020-0016
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Sumario:Tibetan monks have a special way of life and food habits, however, little is known about their dyslipidemia. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of dyslipidemia and risk factors of this population. A cross-sectional study of dyslipidemia was conducted in 876 Tibetan monks and 912 local residents in the same area. All subjects underwent interviews and physical examinations. The total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and triglycerides (TG) of the subjects were analyzed. Compared to local residents, the overall prevalence of dyslipidemia in monks was 29.5%, which was significantly lower (p<0.05). It was increased with higher age and BMI, but reduced with higher educational level (p<0.05). The typical forms of dyslipidemia in monks were elevated TG and low HDL-C, while it was lower HDL-C in residents (p<0.05). Our study demonstrated that monks in Gannan Tibetan autonomous district had a lower prevalence of dyslipidemia. It suggested that the relatively healthy lifestyle and food habits of monks were mainly responsible of the lower prevalence of dyslipidemia.