| Dietary fat intake and lipid profiles of Iranian adolescents: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program--Heart Health Promotion from Childhood. | |
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PMID: 15351543 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To assess the serum lipid profiles of Iranian adolescents and their correlation with dietary fat intake and to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of students, parents, and school staff. METHODS: The subjects of this cross-sectional study were 2000 students (1000 girls and 1000 boys), ages 11-18 years, selected by multistage random sampling, and one of their parents (2000 subjects), as well as 500 school staff in urban and rural areas of two provinces in Iran (one for further interventions and the other for reference). The data were obtained by questionnaires, anthropometric measurements, 3-day food record form, and a 20-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). All serum lipids were determined in the same laboratory. RESULTS: Although the percentage of fat intake (21.2 +/- 0.4%) among the adolescents was within the recommended daily allowance (RDA < or = 30%), in most cases, the percentiles of serum total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and triglyceride (TG) were significantly higher and the percentiles of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) were lower than standard values according to Lipid Research Clinics (LRC) data; for example, the mean TC values for girls in the 11- to 14- and 15- to 18-year age groups were significantly higher than LRC standard values (169 and 172 vs. 160 and 159 mg/dl, respectively, P < 0.05). This difference was also significant in boys (167 and 168 vs. 160 and 153 mg/dl, respectively) at the P < 0.05 level. A significant linear association was shown between adolescents' dyslipidemia and the frequency of intake of hydrogenated fat, fast foods, cheese puffs, and potato chips (P < 0.05). Although the protein intake was lower than the RDA (13.4 +/- 0.9% vs. 15%, P < 0.05), because of the highly prevalent consumption of fatty lamb meat, the frequency of red meat intake had a direct association with dyslipidemia (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The improper intake of high amounts of saturated fat and the observed serum lipid profile of Iranian adolescents are likely placing them at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and necessitate developing guidelines and community-based interventions. |
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Authors:
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Roya Kelishadi; Mahin Hashemi Pour; Nizal Sarraf Zadegan; Manijeh Kahbazi; Gholamhosein Sadry; Amad Amani; Rezvan Ansari; Hassan Alikhassy; Nasrollah Bashardoust |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Preventive medicine Volume: 39 ISSN: 0091-7435 ISO Abbreviation: Prev Med Publication Date: 2004 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-09-07 Completed Date: 2005-04-18 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0322116 Medline TA: Prev Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 760-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Preventive Pediatric Cardiology Department, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Kelishadi@med.mui.ac.ir |
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Adolescent Child Cholesterol / blood Cholesterol, HDL / blood Cholesterol, LDL / blood Cross-Sectional Studies Dietary Fats / administration & dosage* Female Food Habits* Health Promotion / statistics & numerical data Humans Iran Lipids / blood* Male Triglycerides / blood |
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0/Cholesterol, HDL; 0/Cholesterol, LDL; 0/Dietary Fats; 0/Lipids; 0/Triglycerides; 57-88-5/Cholesterol |
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