Prevalence and association between triglyceride level and lifestyle factors among Malay obese class I and II adult
Objective Hypertriglyceridemia is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and association of triglyceride level and lifestyle factors among Malay obese class I and II adults. Method This is a cross-sectional study of 65 Malay obese cl...
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| Language: | English English |
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Elsevier
2018
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| Summary: | Objective
Hypertriglyceridemia is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. This study
aimed to determine the prevalence and association of triglyceride level and lifestyle factors
among Malay obese class I and II adults.
Method
This is a cross-sectional study of 65 Malay obese class I and class II adults aged 20-62 years
(21 male, 44 female) from sub-urban areas of Malaysia. Overnight fasting venous blood
samples were obtained to determine the triglyceride level (mmol/L). Subjects were classified
into either normal or elevated triglyceride level groups based on the triglyceride level (normal <
1.6 mmol/L, elevated > 1.7 mmol/L). Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, defined as smoking status,
hours per day spent on sitting passively and sitting with active motion, and the amount of
saturated fat, mono-unsaturated and polyunsaturated fat from dietary intake, were measured
from 24-h dietary intake and physical activity recall. We compare the variables of unhealthy |
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