Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism ()

Lipid disorders among Black Africans non-users of lipid-lowering medication

  • Mariana Veronez Borgo,
  • Marcelo Perim Baldo,
  • Rafael de Oliveira Alvim,
  • Divanei Zaniqueli,
  • Daniel Pires Capingana,
  • Pedro Magalhães,
  • Amilcar Bernardo da Silva,
  • Polyana Romano Oliosa,
  • Carmem Luiza Sartório,
  • José Geraldo Mill

DOI
https://doi.org/10.20945/2359-3997000000076
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 62, no. 5
pp. 552 – 559

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ABSTRACT Objective: Angola is a sub-Saharan African country where the population has scarce access to lipidlowering medication. We sought to determine the frequency of lipid disorders among Angolan nonusers of lipid-lowering medication. Material and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in a sample of 604 workers from the public sector. Blood pressure and anthropometric data were measured along with biochemical parameters including total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). LDL-C to HDL-C ratio (LDL-C/HDL-C) was obtained from LDL-C and HDL-C levels. Results: High frequencies of elevated blood pressure (44.8%), metabolic syndrome (20.2%), increased TC (39.2%) and increased LDL-C (19.3%) were found. Low HDL-C was more frequent in women (62.4% vs. 36.1%, p < 0.001). Isolated hypercholesterolemia was more frequent in men (9.6% vs. 2.5%, p < 0.001). Among men TC, TG, LDL-C and LDL-C/HDL-C ratio were higher and HDL-C was lower in obese than in low-weight and normal-weight participants. Among women TC, TG, LDL-C and LDL-C/HDL-C ratio were higher in obese than in normal-weight participants. Significant linear trend of increasing TC and LDL-C levels as age increased was detected for both genders (p for trend < 0.05). Conclusion: The results of our study showed a high frequency of lipid disorders in Angolan non-users of lipid-lowering medication.

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