title: Dyslipidemia in urban Thais.
abstract: Serum lipid profiles were determined in 2,703 male and 792 female officials of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), aged 35-54 yrs, and 519 Ramathibodi Hospital Staff (RHS) consisting of 66 men and 453 women, aged 19-61 yrs. They are affluent-urban Thais. Mean serum total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) and triglyceride (TG) levels in EGAT officials were higher than those in RHS with the same sex, whereas the opposite result was observed for their serum high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) levels. Men also showed higher serum TC, LDL-C, and TG but lower HDL-C levels than women. The major type of dyslipidemia in EGAT officials and RHS was hypercholesterolemia due to elevated serum LDL-C levels, but the elevated LDL-C level in RHS was less severe than that in EGAT officials. Besides, the prevalence of serum HDL-C level of 1.55 mmol/L, a negative risk factor for coronary heart disease, in RHS was higher than that in EGAT officials. The mean percentages of dietary fat-calories consumed by EGAT officials and RHS were 39% and 31%, respectively. Thus it is plausible that dietary fat intake influences their serum lipid levels. The beneficial effects of linoleate intake on serum lipoprotein profiles are illustrated in RHS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tanphaichitr
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pakpeankitvatana
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leelahagul
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Achariyanont
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Viruenchavee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D008055:Lipids