scholarly journals Awareness of Causes and Health Risks Associated with High Blood Cholesterol among Men in Awka Etiti, Anambra State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 144-154
Author(s):  
Anthony Somtochukwu Umezulike ◽  
Ugbe Maurice-Joel Ugbe ◽  
Okoi Faith Ubi
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
Significance Test ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Blood Cholesterol ◽  
High Blood Cholesterol ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Higher Educational Attainment

Aim: The study aimed to determine the awareness of causes and health risks associated with high blood cholesterol (HBC) among men in Awka-Etiti, Nigeria. Study Design: A descriptive survey research design was used. Place and Duration: Awka-Etiti, Anambra State, Nigeria in 2019. Methodology: The sample of the study comprised three hundred adult men aged 25 and above. A structured questionnaire was the main instrument used for data collection. Face validity was used to check for the validity of the instrument. The split-half method was used to check the reliability of the instrument and obtained a coefficient of 0.61. Results: Generally there were low levels of awareness of causes (56%) and a moderate level of awareness for risks (65%) associated with HBC in the study area. Younger age and older age as well as higher educational attainment were identified determinants of better awareness of causes and associated risks of HBC. Significance test found associations between age and awareness of causes of HBC (P=.006); and age and awareness of associated risks of HBC (P=.001). There were no significant associations between marital status and awareness of causes of HBC (P=.221); and marital status and awareness of associated risks of HBC (P=.221). Conclusion: There are still poor awareness levels of HBC among some minority groups in the study population. Public Health education and promotion of healthy lifestyles are recommended to reduce this burden.

An Abnormal Platelet Membrane Lipid Composition in Patients with Low and High Blood Cholesterol

Platelets ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Levy ◽  
Y. Gimpel ◽  
L. Abutbul ◽  
E. Hochgraf ◽  
U. Cogan
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Composition ◽  
Membrane Lipid ◽  
Platelet Membrane ◽  
Blood Cholesterol ◽  
High Blood Cholesterol ◽  
Membrane Lipid Composition

scholarly journals Biochemical Aspects, Laboratory Diagnosis and Follow-Up of High Blood Cholesterol: NCEP ATP III Guidelines

2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-85
Author(s):  
Snežana Jovičić
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Risk Evaluation ◽  
National Cholesterol Education Program ◽  
Laboratory Diagnosis ◽  
Blood Cholesterol ◽  
Coronary Risk ◽  
Adult Treatment ◽  
Adult Treatment Panel ◽  
High Blood Cholesterol

Biohemijski Aspekti, Laboratorijska Dijagnoza I Praćenje Povišene Koncentracije Holesterola: PreporukeNCEP ATP IIITreći izveštaj ekspertske grupe o detekciji, evaluaciji i tretmanu povišene koncentracije holesterola u odraslih (Adult Treatment Panel III, ATP III) predstavlja ažuriran klinički vodič Nacionalnog programa edukacije o holesterolu (National Cholesterol Education Program, NCEP), o određivanju holesterola i zbrinjavanju osoba s povišenom koncentracijom holesterola u serumu. Pored toga što preporučuje intenzivan tretman pacijenata sa koronarnom srčanom bolešću (coronary heart disease/CHD), važna karakteristika ATP III je težište na primarnoj prevenciji kod osoba sa više prisutnih faktora rizika. ATP III nastavlja da identifikuje povišene koncentracije LDL holesterola kao primarni cilj terapije za snižavanje holesterola. Osnovni princip prevencije je da se intenzitet terapije prilagođava apsolutnom riziku za CHD svake osobe pojedinačno. Procena rizika podrazumeva određivanje LDL holesterola u sklopu analize lipoproteina i identifikaciju pratećih determinanti rizika (prisustvo ili odsustvo CHD, drugih kliničkih oblika aterosklerotske bolesti i dijabetesa, pušenje, hipertenzija, niska koncentracija HDL holesterola, porodična anamneza prevremene pojave CHD, starost). U kategoriji najvišeg rizika nalaze se osobe sa CHD i CHD ekvivalentima rizika, čiji je apsolutni rizik od pojave srčane smrti ili nefatalnog infarkta miokarda u narednih 10 godina ≥20%. Drugu kategoriju čine osobe sa dva ili više faktora rizika kod kojih je 10-godišnji rizik <20%. Apsolutni rizik se procenjuje na osnovuFraminghamrizik skora. U trećoj kategoriji su osobe sa jednim ili nijednim faktorom rizika. Definisane su preporučene koncentracije LDL holesterola za svaku kategoriju i postižu se korekcijom ishrane i/ili farmakoterapijom. Evropske preporuke za prevenciju kardiovaskularne bolesti (cardiovascular disease, CVD) u kliničkoj praksi preporučuju upotrebu SCO-RE (Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation) tablica za procenu rizika za pojavu CVD, koje podrazumevaju apsolutnu verovatnoću za fatalan ishod CVD u toku 10 godina. Cilj ovog rada je predstavljanje delova NCEP ATP III i evropskih preporuka značajnih za njihovu implementaciju u laboratorijsku praksu.

scholarly journals Effects of Calcium Bentonite on High Blood Cholesterol Level

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-141
Author(s):  
Hendro Sudjono Yuwono ◽  
Fadhli Rajif Tangke ◽  
Reni Farenia
Keyword(s):  
Cholesterol Level ◽  
Blood Cholesterol ◽  
Blood Cholesterol Level ◽  
High Blood Cholesterol ◽  
Calcium Bentonite

scholarly journals The burden of disease preventable by risk factor reduction in Serbia

2013 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 445-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Sipetic ◽  
Vesna Bjegovic-Mikanovic ◽  
Hristina Vlajinac ◽  
Jelena Marinkovic ◽  
Slavenka Jankovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Fruit And Vegetables ◽  
Blood Cholesterol ◽  
Years Of Life Lost ◽  
High Blood Cholesterol ◽  
Avoidable Risk

Background/Aim. Reliable and comparable analysis of health risks is an important component of evidence-based and preventive programs. The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of the most relevant avoidable risk factors on the burden of the selected conditions in Serbia. Methods. Attributable fractions were calculated from the survey information on the prevalence of a risk factor and the relative risk of dying if exposed to a risk factor. The population-attributable risks were applied to deaths, years of life lost due to premature mortality (YLL), years of life with disability (YLD) and disability adjusted life years (DALY). Results. More than 40% of all deaths and of the total YLL are attributable to cigarette smoking, overweight, physical inactivity, inadequate intake of fruit and vegetables, hypertension and high blood cholesterol. Alcohol consumption has in total a beneficial effect. According to the percent of DALY for the selected conditions attributable to the observed risk factors, their most harmful effects are as follows: alcohol consumption on road traffic accidents; cigarette smoking on lung cancer; physical inactivity on cerebrovascular disease (CVD), ischemic heart disease (IHD) and colorectal cancer; overweight on type 2 diabetes; hypertension on renal failure and CVD; inadequate intake of fruit and vegetables on IHD and CVD, and high blood cholesterol on IHD. Conclusions. This study shows that a high percentage of disease and injury burden in Serbia is attributable to avoidable risk factors, which emphasizes the need for improvement of relevant preventive strategies and programs at both individual and population levels. Social preferences should be determined for a comprehensive set of conditions and cost effectiveness analyses of potential interventions should be carried out. Furthermore, positive measures, derived from health, disability and quality of life surveys, should be included.

Management of high blood cholesterol by primary care physicians

1990 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Shea ◽  
Donald H. Gemson ◽  
Peter Mossel
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Blood Cholesterol ◽  
High Blood Cholesterol
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