Socio-demographic characteristics, nutritional status, and red meat intake on blood cholesterol level among staffs in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan

In general, high blood cholesterol level is related with the risk of heart diseases. A cross-sectional study was carried out with the main objective of determine the factors associated with blood cholesterol level among staffs in Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia. A total of hundred staffs...

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Main Author: Xin, Khor Wei
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2015
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description In general, high blood cholesterol level is related with the risk of heart diseases. A cross-sectional study was carried out with the main objective of determine the factors associated with blood cholesterol level among staffs in Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia. A total of hundred staffs were recruited in this study by using convenient sampling whereby three schools of USM in Health Campus were included. A questionnaire which includes socio-demographic characteristics, medical history, anthropometric indicators, biochemical indicators and red meat intake was used to survey the respondents and data were analyzed. The gender distribution for this study was 40 male and 60 female respondents. The age range for these respondents was from 23 to 59 years whereas the median age for these respondents was 35 years old. Blood cholesterol level was break into 2 categories which were healthy range (<5.2mmol/L) and slight risk/high risk range (>5.2mmol/L). Age group 18 to 39 years and age group 40 to 59 years had a total of 40.3% and 63.2% of slightly risk or high risk blood cholesterol respectively with the significant association between age group and blood cholesterol level (g^=4.916, p=0.027). Besides, normal BMI group had 66.7% of respondents achieved healthy blood cholesterol level whereas underweight, overweight and obese group had 39.7% achieved healthy blood cholesterol with the significant association between BMI and blood cholesterol level Furthermore, normal blood pressure group had 60.8% of respondent achieved
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spelling usm-590932023-08-20T05:23:26Z http://eprints.usm.my/59093/ Socio-demographic characteristics, nutritional status, and red meat intake on blood cholesterol level among staffs in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan Xin, Khor Wei RC666-701 Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system In general, high blood cholesterol level is related with the risk of heart diseases. A cross-sectional study was carried out with the main objective of determine the factors associated with blood cholesterol level among staffs in Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia. A total of hundred staffs were recruited in this study by using convenient sampling whereby three schools of USM in Health Campus were included. A questionnaire which includes socio-demographic characteristics, medical history, anthropometric indicators, biochemical indicators and red meat intake was used to survey the respondents and data were analyzed. The gender distribution for this study was 40 male and 60 female respondents. The age range for these respondents was from 23 to 59 years whereas the median age for these respondents was 35 years old. Blood cholesterol level was break into 2 categories which were healthy range (<5.2mmol/L) and slight risk/high risk range (>5.2mmol/L). Age group 18 to 39 years and age group 40 to 59 years had a total of 40.3% and 63.2% of slightly risk or high risk blood cholesterol respectively with the significant association between age group and blood cholesterol level (g^=4.916, p=0.027). Besides, normal BMI group had 66.7% of respondents achieved healthy blood cholesterol level whereas underweight, overweight and obese group had 39.7% achieved healthy blood cholesterol with the significant association between BMI and blood cholesterol level Furthermore, normal blood pressure group had 60.8% of respondent achieved Universiti Sains Malaysia 2015 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/59093/1/KHOR%20WEI%20XIN%20-%20e24.pdf Xin, Khor Wei (2015) Socio-demographic characteristics, nutritional status, and red meat intake on blood cholesterol level among staffs in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan. Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Submitted)
spellingShingle RC666-701 Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Xin, Khor Wei
Socio-demographic characteristics, nutritional status, and red meat intake on blood cholesterol level among staffs in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan
title Socio-demographic characteristics, nutritional status, and red meat intake on blood cholesterol level among staffs in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan
title_full Socio-demographic characteristics, nutritional status, and red meat intake on blood cholesterol level among staffs in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan
title_fullStr Socio-demographic characteristics, nutritional status, and red meat intake on blood cholesterol level among staffs in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan
title_full_unstemmed Socio-demographic characteristics, nutritional status, and red meat intake on blood cholesterol level among staffs in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan
title_short Socio-demographic characteristics, nutritional status, and red meat intake on blood cholesterol level among staffs in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan
title_sort socio-demographic characteristics, nutritional status, and red meat intake on blood cholesterol level among staffs in universiti sains malaysia, kelantan
topic RC666-701 Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
url http://eprints.usm.my/59093/
http://eprints.usm.my/59093/1/KHOR%20WEI%20XIN%20-%20e24.pdf