Search resultsDiet, alcohol consumption, smoking and exercise as determinants of blood lipid levels of Nigerians.
Title
Diet, alcohol consumption, smoking and exercise as determinants of blood lipid levels of Nigerians.
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2000
Authors
Journal
West African Journal of Medicine
Volume
19
Issue
4
Pagination
283 - 285
Date published
2000
ISBN
0189160X (ISSN)
Keywords
Adult, Aged, Alcoholism, article, blood, Cholesterol, Cholesterol, HDL, Cholesterol, LDL, diet, Exercise, Female, health, health survey, Health Surveys, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, human, Humans, Hypercholesterolemia, Life Style, lifestyle, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, male, Middle Aged, Nigeria, questionnaire, Questionnaires, reference value, Reference Values, risk factor, Risk Factors, smoking, Socioeconomic Factors, socioeconomics, statistics, Urban Health
Abstract
Diet, alcohol consumption, smoking and exercise habits of randomly chosen 250 Nigerians were investigated by questionnaires. Most of the subjects, 67% were on carbohydrate diets, 50% were teetotal, 87.5% were non-smokers and 69% were not involved in exercise. The mean blood lipid levels of the Nigerians were within normal range, but much lower than the lipid levels of caucasians. It was concluded that the lifestyle of these Nigerians was largely responsible for the low levels of plasma lipids observed.