Physical activity, lipids, apolipoproteins, and Lp(a) in the Northern Ireland Health and Activity Survey.
In a cross-sectional study using a two-stage probability sample (N = 1,600) of the population of Northern Ireland, there was an inverse association between the highest recorded recent activity and total cholesterol (P < or = 0.01), LDL (P < or = 0.01), triglyceride (P < or = 0.05) and Chol:HDL ratio (P < or = 0.001) in males, and total cholesterol (P < or = 0.001), LDL (P < or = 0.001), and triglyceride (P < or = 0.01) in females; between habitual activity and HDL (P < or = 0.05) in males and total cholesterol (P < or = 0.05) and triglyceride (P < or = 0.01) in females. There was a relationship between the highest recorded activity and apoAI (P < or = 0.01) and apoB (P < or = 0.01) in males and with apoB (P < or = 0.001) in females; between habitual activity and apoAI (P < or = 0.01) and apoAII (P < or = 0.05) in males and apoB (P < or = 0.01) in females; between past activity and Lp(a) in females (P < or = 0.05). After adjustment for possible confounding factors, total cholesterol (P < or = 0.05) and LDL (P < or = 0.05) were unexpectedly higher in males who were active throughout life. Total cholesterol (P < or = 0.05) and LDL (P < or = 0.001) were higher in females with highest recorded activity and triglycerides lower (P < or = 0.05) in those habitually active. An association between highest recorded activity and apoAI (P < or = 0.01), and past activity and apoAI:apoB ratio (P < or = 0.05) was shown in males and in females, after adjustment, and between apoB (P < or = 0.05) and highest recorded activity.
MacAuley
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Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Queen's University of Belfast, Royal Victoria Hospital.
McCrum
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Stott
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Evans
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Duly
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Trinick
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Sweeney
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Boreham
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D017270:Lipoprotein(a) / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009660:Northern Ireland; D012044:Regression Analysis
D001053:Apolipoproteins; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008055:Lipids; D017270:Lipoprotein(a)