title: [Assessment of biochemical status in 464 persons form Bacău County].
abstract: The purpose of the study was to assess the biochemical status in a populational lot of 464 persons from Bacău County (urban and rural), through a minimal set of laboratory tests (glycemia, cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglyceride).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average values from the rural lot are closed to the minimal limits of the values interval. The highest values (peaks) of glycemia in the rural lot are in the over 65 y.o. group, followed by great values registered in the 41-65 y.o. group. For the urban lot, the highest value is in the 41-65 y.o. group, that might be explained by the etiopathogenesis role of stress in the diabetes at young ages. Also, comparing the peaks in these two lots (rural vs. urban), we can notice that in the rural lot, the peaks are much higher than in the urban lot. A possible explanation might be a tighter monitoring of diabetes in urban vs. rural or a proper diet and lifestyle behavior in the urban lot.The averages values of cholesterol in the rural lot, for all groups of ages, are below the maximal admitted value (220 mg/dL) and the peaks are in the 41-65 y.o. group and over 65 y.o., while in the urban lot the peaks are in the over 65 y.o. group. The minimal values of HDL cholesterol fraction which are inverse correlated with the risk of cardiovascular diseases emergence, are found in the extreme ages groups: 20-40 y.o. and over 65 y.o. In the urban lot, the average values for the three age groups are closed and shows a low risk of cardiovascular diseases emergence (values up to 55 mg/dL). Regarding the levels of triglycerides, even if are below the maximal admitted values, in the rural lot, the peaks values are dispersed and are very high in the extreme ages groups: 20-40 y.o. and over 65 y.o., while in the urban lot peaks values are in the 41-65 y.o. group.
authors.affiliation: Universităţii de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lucaci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides