Provider: Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic

TY  - JOUR
JO  - Anthropologie (Brno)
TI  - PREVALENCE OF DYSLIPIDEMIA
IN A PERI-URBAN POPULATION:
THE PAUNDRA KSHATRIYA OF SOUTH
24-PARGANAS, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
AU  - Adak DK
AU  - Bagchi NK
Y1  - 2022
VL  - 60
IS  - 1
PB  - Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic
SN  - 0323-1119
SP  - 95
EP  - 103
KW  - Plasma lipid levels – Prevalence – Paundra Kshatriya – Peri-urban community – India
N2  - 
N2  - Background and objectives: Dyslipidemia is an important risk factor of cardiovascular disease. This
study was undertaken in a peri-urban community with a view to evaluate the prevalence of dyslipidemia.
Methods: Anthropometry and arterial pressure data were collected from 98 males and 142 females, aged 20–70 years.
Subjects are belonged to the Paundra Kshatriya caste, a disadvantaged population group of West Bengal. Fasting
blood samples were collected from the individuals who were on 12 hour fasting. Venous samples were assayed for
lipids. Data on body height, weight, waist and hip circumference were collected. BMI and waist- hip ratios were
calculated. Venn diagrams were drawn and linear regressions were performed.
Results: More than 80 percent of the subjects (both the genders) showed the presence of the dyslipidemia. High LDL
cholesterol emerged as prime cause for dyslipidemia in the studied population. Serum cholesterol and HDL (high
density lipoprotein) cholesterol (C) were higher among females, while serum triglyceride and LDL (low density
lipoprotein) cholesterol were higher among males than their counterpart. Among males 6.12% and females 5.63%
showed the presence of three lipid abnormalities (hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia and high LDL
cholesterol).
Interpretation and Conclusion: In spite of adherence to a relatively less stressful and high physical activity lifestyle
among the Paundra Kshatriya, the prevalence of lipid abnormalities was considerably high in them. This population
is undergoing changes in their lifestyle and dietary pattern due to nearness of urban centre, Kolkata.
ER  -