Department of General Practice and Community Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
BMC Public Health. 2010 Oct 29;10:654. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-654.
South Asians living in western countries are known to have unfavourable cardiovascular risk profiles. Studies indicate migrants are worse off when compared to those living in country of origin. The purpose of this study was to compare selected cardiovascular risk factors between migrant Sri Lankans living in Oslo, Norway and Urban dwellers from Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Data on non fasting serum lipids, blood pressure, anthropometrics and socio demographics of Sri Lankan Tamils from two almost similar population based cross sectional studies in Oslo, Norway between 2000 and 2002 (1145 participants) and Kandy, Sri Lanka in 2005 (233 participants) were compared. Combined data were analyzed using linear regression analyses.
Men and women in Oslo had higher HDL cholesterol. Men and women from Kandy had higher Total/HDL cholesterol ratios. Mean waist circumference and body mass index was higher in Oslo. Smoking among men was low (19.2% Oslo, 13.1% Kandy, P = 0.16). None of the women smoked. Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure was significantly higher in Kandy than in Oslo.
Our comparison showed unexpected differences in risk factors between Sri Lankan migrants living in Oslo and those living in Kandy Sri Lanka. Sri Lankans in Oslo had favorable lipid profiles and blood pressure levels despite being more obese.
生活在西方国家的南亚人，其心血管疾病风险状况并不理想。研究表明，与原籍国居民相比，移民的情况更差。本研究旨在比较居住在挪威奥斯陆的移民斯里兰卡人和居住在斯里兰卡康提的城市居民之间的一些心血管危险因素。
对来自挪威奥斯陆（2000 年至 2002 年，共 1145 名参与者）和斯里兰卡康提（2005 年，共 233 名参与者）两项基于人群的横断面研究中，233 名斯里兰卡泰米尔人的非空腹血清脂质、血压、人体测量学和社会人口统计学数据进行比较。使用线性回归分析对合并数据进行分析。
奥斯陆的男性和女性的高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（HDL 胆固醇）更高。康提的男性和女性的总胆固醇/高密度脂蛋白胆固醇比值更高。奥斯陆的平均腰围和体重指数（BMI）更高。男性吸烟率较低（奥斯陆 19.2%，康提 13.1%，P = 0.16）。没有女性吸烟。康提的收缩压和舒张压均明显高于奥斯陆。
我们的比较显示，居住在挪威奥斯陆的斯里兰卡移民和居住在斯里兰卡康提的移民之间的危险因素存在意外差异。尽管奥斯陆的斯里兰卡人更肥胖，但他们的血脂谱和血压水平更有利。
