title: [Cholesterol status of blood donors. Motivation for dietary changes and their effects].
abstract: We present the results of serum-cholesterol measurements in 956 blood donors and an evaluation of their motivation for dietary changes based on answers to a questionnaire. The mean serum-cholesterol level was 5.5 mmol/l for women and 5.7 mmol/l for men, with an increase in serum-cholesterol with age. Motivation for dietary changes was food, since 85% answered that they would change their diet if their serum-cholesterol was high. 65% of those who knew their serum-cholesterol to be high before this study had changed their diet. 38% of the smokers answered that they would stop smoking if their serum-cholesterol was high. Eight to 14 months later, serum-cholesterol measurements in 201 of the blood donors showed that 72.4% of those with serum-cholesterol greater than 6 mmol/l had changed their diet and that these had reduced their serum-cholesterol by an average 10.6%.
authors.affiliation: Røde Kors og Rikshospitalets Blodsenter, Oslo.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Flesland
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Halvorsen
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Solheim
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Glende
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Orjasaeter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000523:psychology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol
vernacular_title: Kolesterolstatus hos blodgivere. Motivasjon for kostendringer og effekt av slike endringer.