title: A comparison of the blood lipid profiles of professional sportspersons and controls.
abstract: Total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) and HDL-C/TC levels are important in determining the risk of coronary heart disease. The serum lipids and lipoprotein levels of regularly training sportspersons and non-sporting controls were determined and compared with each other to investigate the effects of exercise and sex on these factors. HDL-C levels of male and female training groups were higher than those of corresponding non-sporting groups (respectively P < 0.01, P < 0.001). The sportswomen's HDL-C levels were higher (P < 0.05); and TC, TG, and LDL-C levels were lower. (P < 0.001) than those of sportsmen's levels. The non-sporting women's TC and TG levels were lower than those of non-sporting men's levels (P < 0.001). HDL-C/TC ratio of active females was higher than that of control females (P < 0.01). The corresponding difference in males was also significant. We conclude that physical activity and sex have effects on risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Kayatekin
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Semin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Acarbay
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oktay
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Selamoglu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides