埃塞俄比亚东部成年工人中的脱脂症及其预测因素:一个基于机构的横截面研究
Aboma Motuma1, Kasiye Shiferaw1, Tesfaye Gobena2
1School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
PloS one
|October 9, 2023
概括
失脂症在埃塞俄比亚大学的员工中很常见,几乎影响了60%的人. 危险因素包括肥胖和高血压,而水果和蔬菜的摄入量可能会提供保护.
科学领域:
- 心血管健康 心血管健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 代谢障碍 代谢障碍 代谢障碍
背景情况:
- 失脂症是冠状动脉心脏病的主要可修改风险因素.
- 在包括埃塞俄比亚在内的撒哈拉以南非洲成年劳动者中,失脂症的患病率数据有限.
- 了解这群人群中的脱脂症对于有针对性的公共卫生干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定埃塞俄比亚东部大学员工中脱脂症的患病率.
- 在这个工作的成年人群中确定与失脂症相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及1164名年龄在20至60岁的大学员工的横截面研究.
- 通过面对面采访采用半结构化问卷收集的数据.
- 脱脂症是由总胆固醇,HDL-c,LDL-c或甘油三酸的异常水平定义的;使用修改的波桑回归分析.
主要成果:
- 近60%的参与者表现出至少一种脂质异常.
- 具体的异常包括高的总胆固醇 (36.8%),低的HDL-c (21.6%),高的LDL-c (22.4%),和高的甘油三 (32.6%).
- 超重/肥胖,久坐不动,饮酒,高血压和年龄≥45岁是显著的预测因素;较高的水果/蔬菜摄入量是保护性的.
结论:
- 脱脂症的高患病率在这个人群中构成了重大的公共卫生挑战.
- 针对超重/肥胖,高血压,酒精消费和促进水果/蔬菜摄入的干预措施至关重要.
- 需要特别注意老年人 (≥45岁) 在治疗失脂症方面.
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