Serum lipids and lipoprotein profiles of military personnel and their families: Fort Polk Heart Smart Program.
Serum lipid and lipoprotein distributions and their correlates were examined in white, black, and Hispanic Army personnel and their families (N = 589) as part of the Fort Polk Heart Smart Program. In general, blacks tended to have higher HDL-C and lower triglycerides and VLDL-C than whites and Hispanics, whereas Hispanics tended to manifest higher triglycerides, VLDL-C, and LDL-C than whites. Unlike black and Hispanic men, white men tended to have lower HDL-C than white women. In contrast to white men, both black and Hispanic men displayed elevated LDL-C compared with black and Hispanic women. A considerable proportion of individuals tended to manifest adverse lipoprotein patterns according to National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines for children and adults. Cigarette smoking and alcohol use were the major contributors to the variance of lipoproteins in men, whereas overweight and oral contraceptive use remained the major factors in this regard for women. These results indicate that early targeting of military personnel and their family members for primary prevention is highly desirable.
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Tulane School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112-2824.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008145:Louisiana; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D044469:Racial Groups; D012307:Risk Factors
D008055:Lipids; D008074:Lipoproteins