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Serum lipid and glucose concentration in relation to some physiological varibles in college students from Nnewi, Nigeria
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Background: Serum lipid and glucose levels are largely determined by and or related to certain physical, physiological and biochemical parameters/variables. This study therefore, is aimed at determining the levels of serum lipid and glucose and the relationship between the serum lipid and glucose concentrations and the physical and physiological parameters/variables of apparently healthy individuals.
Method: The blood samples of twenty-five medical students in the age range of 20 and 25 years were analyzed, for the serum glucose, total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLc) levels after overnight fast, and LDLc calculated.
Result: The mean serum glucose, HDLc, TC and LDLc were not significantly different in females and males students. The serum TG was however significantly lower in females than in the males (90.22 ± 25.17 vs. 116.93 ± 21.54 mg/dl; P<0.05). Furthermore, females are significantly lower in weight than the males (61.2 ± 6.91 vs. 69.96 ± 9.30 kg; P<0.05). Significant correlations were also recorded.
Conclusion: The results presented showed that the slight difference seen in males and females was a factor of growth and diet and activity.
Keywords: lipids, glucose, physiological variables
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Introduction: Srum lipide et niveau du glucose sont en grande partie dtermins par ou lis aux certains physique physiologique et variables/paramtres biochimiques. Donc, l\'objet de cette tude est de dterminer les niveaux de srum lipide et du glucose et le rapport entre le srum lipide et concentration du glucose et des variables/paramtres physiques et physiologiques des individus apparemment en trs bonne sant.
Mthodes: La prise de sang de vingt cinq tudiants en mdecine dans la tranche d\'ge de 20 25 ans ont t tudis pour le srum glucose, cholestrol total (CT) triglycride (TG), et les niveaux de la densit leve du cholestrol lipoprotines (HDLc) aprs un jene d\'une nuit, et LDLc calcul.
Rsultats: Le srum glucose, HDLc, TC et LDLc moyen n\'taient pas sensiblement diffrents chez des tudiants du sexe fminin et masculin. Le srum TG toutefois tait sensiblement infrieur chez le sexe fminin et le sexe masculin (90,22 ± 25,17 contre 116, 93 ±21,54mg/dl; P<0,05). Par ailleurs sexe fminin sont sensiblement infrieurs en poids plus que chez le sexe masculin. (61,2 ±6,91 contre 69,96 ±9,30kg: P<0,05). Des corrlations importantes ont t galement notes.
Conclusion: travers des rsultats, nous notons que la diffrence lgre vue chez le sexe masculin et le sexe fminin tait un facteur d\'activit, d\'alimentation et de la croissance.
Mots cls: lipide, glucose, physiologique et variables
Annals of African Medicine Vol. 4(2) 2005: 5861
Method: The blood samples of twenty-five medical students in the age range of 20 and 25 years were analyzed, for the serum glucose, total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLc) levels after overnight fast, and LDLc calculated.
Result: The mean serum glucose, HDLc, TC and LDLc were not significantly different in females and males students. The serum TG was however significantly lower in females than in the males (90.22 ± 25.17 vs. 116.93 ± 21.54 mg/dl; P<0.05). Furthermore, females are significantly lower in weight than the males (61.2 ± 6.91 vs. 69.96 ± 9.30 kg; P<0.05). Significant correlations were also recorded.
Conclusion: The results presented showed that the slight difference seen in males and females was a factor of growth and diet and activity.
Keywords: lipids, glucose, physiological variables
Rsum
Introduction: Srum lipide et niveau du glucose sont en grande partie dtermins par ou lis aux certains physique physiologique et variables/paramtres biochimiques. Donc, l\'objet de cette tude est de dterminer les niveaux de srum lipide et du glucose et le rapport entre le srum lipide et concentration du glucose et des variables/paramtres physiques et physiologiques des individus apparemment en trs bonne sant.
Mthodes: La prise de sang de vingt cinq tudiants en mdecine dans la tranche d\'ge de 20 25 ans ont t tudis pour le srum glucose, cholestrol total (CT) triglycride (TG), et les niveaux de la densit leve du cholestrol lipoprotines (HDLc) aprs un jene d\'une nuit, et LDLc calcul.
Rsultats: Le srum glucose, HDLc, TC et LDLc moyen n\'taient pas sensiblement diffrents chez des tudiants du sexe fminin et masculin. Le srum TG toutefois tait sensiblement infrieur chez le sexe fminin et le sexe masculin (90,22 ± 25,17 contre 116, 93 ±21,54mg/dl; P<0,05). Par ailleurs sexe fminin sont sensiblement infrieurs en poids plus que chez le sexe masculin. (61,2 ±6,91 contre 69,96 ±9,30kg: P<0,05). Des corrlations importantes ont t galement notes.
Conclusion: travers des rsultats, nous notons que la diffrence lgre vue chez le sexe masculin et le sexe fminin tait un facteur d\'activit, d\'alimentation et de la croissance.
Mots cls: lipide, glucose, physiologique et variables
Annals of African Medicine Vol. 4(2) 2005: 5861
