[Effect of flying burthen on blood lipid in civil aviation aircrew].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effect of flying burthen on blood lipid level in civil aviation flight personnel.


METHODS
The level of total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG) and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) were determined by kits. The relationship between the blood lipid levels and the flight personnel's flying hours, body weight index, smoking, drinking and sport were investigated.


RESULTS
The average annual flying hours of hyperlipidemia group [(561.14 +/- 234.90) h] was significantly higher than that of non-hyperlipidemia group [(500.62 +/- 243.65) h] (P < 0.05). The level of TG of the average annual flying hours more 800 h [(1.61 +/- 0.10) mmol/L] were significantly higher than that of less than 400 h group [(1.31 +/- 0.65) mmol/L]. The morbidity rate of hyperlipidemia among the age 30 to 39 years old flight personnel was the highest.


CONCLUSIONS
The average annual flying hours is one of primary factors affecting blood lipid in flight personnel.
Chen
Wei-Ru
WR
Research Institute of Aeromedicine, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, China.
Wang
Jian-Zhi
JZ
Chen
Liang
L
Yang
Jian
J
Shen
Hai-Ming
HM
Yang
Yong-Hua
YH
D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D001359:Aviation; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*; D055815:Young Adult
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol