Key result
Obesity and hypertension link to elevated LDL and BP, and smoking to worse TG and HDL.
Why the study?
The effects of obesity, blood pressure, and lifestyle factors on lipid indices and blood pressure in men in their 40s were investigated to clarify their relative impact on cardiovascular risk.
Do obesity, hypertension, smoking, and drinking affect lipid indices and blood pressure in men in their 40s?
Cross-Sectional (n=145)
No
Do obesity, hypertension, smoking, and drinking affect lipid indices and blood pressure in men in their 40s?
p-value: p=<.05
Obesity and hypertension are more strongly associated with adverse lipid profiles and blood pressure than smoking and alcohol consumption in men in their 40s.
Obesity and hypertension may warrant closer lipid monitoring in middle-aged men; cross-sectional data leaves open causal inference and intervention effects.
PURPOSE: The purpose of present study was to investigate effects of obesity, blood pressure and life style on lipid indices and blood pressure in men of age 40s. METHODS: One hundred forty five subjects in men of age 40s were participated in this study. All participants were taken physical examination, lifestyle survey and laboratory test. According to examination, participants were divided into two group in four categories ; obesity and normal group, hypertension and normal group, smokers and non-smokers, and drinkers and non-drinkers. The low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were analyzed by independent t-test for comparison between two groups. RESULTS: The values of LDL, TC, SBP, DBP were higher and HDL was lower in obesity than in normal group (p<.05). The values of LDL, TC, SBP, DBP were higher in hypertension group than in normal group (p<.05). The values of TG was higher and HDL was lower in smokers than in non-smokers (p<.05). There's no significant differences between drinkers and non-drinkers (p>.05). CONCLUSION: It can be seen that obesity and blood pressure were more relative risk factors than smoking and alcohol indices in cardiovascular diseases.
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Wansoo Kim (2013) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy men in their 40s (n=145). Obesity, hypertension, smoking, and alcohol consumption vs. Normal weight, normal blood pressure, non-smokers, and non-drinkers was evaluated on Lipid indices (LDL, HDL, TC, TG) and blood pressure (SBP, DBP) (p=<.05). Obesity and hypertension were associated with significantly higher LDL, total cholesterol, and blood pressure (p<0.05), while smoking was associated with higher triglycerides and lower HDL (p<0.05).
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