Effects of a simplified programme for dietary treatment of hyperlipdaemia in primary health care.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate a model for dietary treatment of hyperlipidaemia in primary health care.


METHODS
The participating men received their initial dietary instructions from a dietitian, in a group, together with their wives. Thereafter the nurses used a checklist to evaluate dietary compliance throughout the year. The participants completed a simplified food frequency questionnaire six times during the study period.


RESULTS
Throughout the year the total body weight, body mass index (BMI), total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio decreased significantly. HDL cholesterol was significantly increased after one year.


METHODS
The Industrial Health Care Centre, Ovansiljans Företagshälsovård AB in Mora, Sweden.


METHODS
35 men, aged 39-63 years (mean 51), with hyperlipidaemia, discovered at a health survey of persons attending an industrial health care centre.


CONCLUSIONS
A simplified model for treatment of hyperlipidaemic patients can improve the dietary habits in the long term.
Nydahl
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Department of Geriatrics, Uppsala University, Sweden.
Gustafsson
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Eriksson
H
H
Vessby
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B
Bjernulf
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A
D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care; D016730:Program Development; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D002784:Cholesterol