Oxidative stress and blood lipid profile in Cameroonian obese subjects
The relationship between obesity, blood lipids and oxidative stress was investigated in 200 participants. The Body Mass Index of the subjects were positively correlated with the percentage body fat, the systolic and diastolic blood pressure, the fasting blood glucose level, the oxidation of proteins...
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| author | Oben, Julius E. Enyegue, Damaris M. Ngondi, Judith L. Fomekong, Gilles I. D. Agbor, Gabriel A. |
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| description | The relationship between obesity, blood lipids and oxidative stress was investigated in 200 participants. The Body Mass Index of the subjects were positively correlated with the percentage body fat, the systolic and diastolic blood pressure, the fasting blood glucose level, the oxidation of proteins and lipids as well as the concentrations of total and LDL cholesterol. On the other hand, the Body Mass Index was negatively correlated to sulhydryl and protein levels. Obese subjects also had significantly higher body fat (p<.001), waist circumference (p<.001), fasting blood glucose (p<.01) as well as systolic blood pressure (p<.05). Obesity, therefore, can be said to increase the oxidation of plasma proteins and lipids while reducing the antioxidant status as observed by the inverse relation between plasma sulfhydryl groups and the percentage body fat. This increase in oxidative stress can predispose obese people to illnesses such as cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus. |
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| spelling | sunway-552017-02-02T08:24:37Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/55/ Oxidative stress and blood lipid profile in Cameroonian obese subjects Oben, Julius E. Enyegue, Damaris M. Ngondi, Judith L. Fomekong, Gilles I. D. Agbor, Gabriel A. RC Internal medicine The relationship between obesity, blood lipids and oxidative stress was investigated in 200 participants. The Body Mass Index of the subjects were positively correlated with the percentage body fat, the systolic and diastolic blood pressure, the fasting blood glucose level, the oxidation of proteins and lipids as well as the concentrations of total and LDL cholesterol. On the other hand, the Body Mass Index was negatively correlated to sulhydryl and protein levels. Obese subjects also had significantly higher body fat (p<.001), waist circumference (p<.001), fasting blood glucose (p<.01) as well as systolic blood pressure (p<.05). Obesity, therefore, can be said to increase the oxidation of plasma proteins and lipids while reducing the antioxidant status as observed by the inverse relation between plasma sulfhydryl groups and the percentage body fat. This increase in oxidative stress can predispose obese people to illnesses such as cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus. Sunway University College 2008 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/55/1/oxidative_stress.pdf Oben, Julius E. and Enyegue, Damaris M. and Ngondi, Judith L. and Fomekong, Gilles I. D. and Agbor, Gabriel A. (2008) Oxidative stress and blood lipid profile in Cameroonian obese subjects. Sunway Academic Journal, 5. pp. 149-155. |
| spellingShingle | RC Internal medicine Oben, Julius E. Enyegue, Damaris M. Ngondi, Judith L. Fomekong, Gilles I. D. Agbor, Gabriel A. Oxidative stress and blood lipid profile in Cameroonian obese subjects |
| title | Oxidative stress and blood lipid profile in Cameroonian obese subjects |
| title_full | Oxidative stress and blood lipid profile in Cameroonian obese subjects |
| title_fullStr | Oxidative stress and blood lipid profile in Cameroonian obese subjects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oxidative stress and blood lipid profile in Cameroonian obese subjects |
| title_short | Oxidative stress and blood lipid profile in Cameroonian obese subjects |
| title_sort | oxidative stress and blood lipid profile in cameroonian obese subjects |
| topic | RC Internal medicine |
| url | http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/55/ http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/55/1/oxidative_stress.pdf |