[Relationship between serum fatty acid composition and life style and/or health status in a rural population in Kagoshima].
Serum fatty acid compositions of 232 subjects (97 men and 135 women) living in a rural area of Kagoshima, were analyzed by gas-chromatography. Subjects were classified by sex into three groups (Group I, II and III) by cluster analysis according to concentrations of selected serum fatty acids. Dietary habits obtained through an interview and variable data related to health status presented by biochemical and biophysical measurements, were studied in relation to serum fatty acids of the three groups. The results are summarized as follows: 1) No significant differences in specific serum fatty acids were observed among the three groups for each sex, but males and females were characterized by the concentrations and compositions of omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated acids, respectively. 2) Differences in urinary Na/K ratio among the groups were significant for males but no significant differences in urinary Na or K were observed between groups for either males or females. 3) For males or females significant differences in systolic blood pressure were seen between groups. Significant differences in distolic blood pressure were seen for female. Furthermore, the distribution among the three categories of blood pressure as defined by WHO, was significantly different among the groups for each sex. 4) Comparison of frequency distributions for dietary habits, showed that amount of salt and fruits consumed, and drinking habits for each sex, smoking habits among males, and the frequency of use of foods using fat or oil by females were significantly different. The amount of shellfish and vegetable consumed for either males or females was not significantly different among the three groups.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University.
Yanagihashi
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Wakisaka
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Tomari
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D001794:Blood Pressure; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009318:Natriuresis; D011188:Potassium / Q000652:urine; D012423:Rural Health
D005227:Fatty Acids; D011188:Potassium