Department of Health and Nutrition, Graduate School of Human Life Science, Osaka City University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, 558-8585, Osaka, Japan.
Environ Health Prev Med. 2004 Jan;9(1):13-21. doi: 10.1265/ehpm.9.13.
The present study examined the levels of serum α-Tocopherol (Toc), retinol (Ret), cholesterol (Chol) and triglycerides (TG), and their correlations in the sera of people in Nepal.
The survey was conducted on the general populace in the agricultural Terai region in southern Nepal. The study population consisted of 93 males and 83 females aged 10-68 years. Serum Toc and Ret were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography.
No significant differences were observed between the genders for the average of total Chol (T-Chol) (140 and 145 mg/100 ml, respectively), HDL-C (45 and 47 mg/100 ml), LDL-C (94 and 97 mg/100 ml), and TG (106 and 110 mg/100 ml), and the ratio of LDL/HDL (2.16). The levels of mean Toc (4.32 and 4.27 μg/ml) were about the same for both genders, while the mean Ret levels were significantly higher for males (624 ng/ml) than for females (535 ng/ml) (p<0.001). A direct relationship was found between the levels of Toc and Ret (r=0.46, p<0.001 and r=0.28, p<0.05 for males and females, respectively). Serum levels of Toc and Ret were positively related to the levels of Chol (r=0.48 and r=0.58, p<0.001 for males and r=0.49, p<0.01 and r-0.28, p<0.05 for females, respectively). The ratio of Toc/TG normalized to serum TG was directly correlated to the ratio of Ret/TG (r=0.79 for males, and r=0.72 for females, p<0.001, respectively) and the ratios of Toc/TG and Ret/TG were negatively related to the LDL/HDL levels (r=-0.49 and r=-0.43, for males, and r=-0.46 and r=-0.57 for females, p<0.001, respectively).
The levels of Toc and Ret were low in the sera of people living in the southern rural Terai region in Nepal, and it was found that lower levels of Toc and Ret normalized to TG increased the ratio of LDL/HDL. These results suggest that greater intake of foods rich in Toc and Ret should be encouraged to reduce the erisk of coronary heart disease.
本研究检测了尼泊尔农村泰莱地区人群血清中 α-生育酚(Toc)、视黄醇(Ret)、胆固醇(Chol)和甘油三酯(TG)的水平,并对其相关性进行了分析。
本研究在尼泊尔南部农业泰莱地区的普通人群中进行。研究人群包括 93 名男性和 83 名女性,年龄在 10-68 岁之间。血清 Toc 和 Ret 采用高效液相色谱法测定。
男女两性的总胆固醇(T-Chol)平均值(分别为 140 和 145mg/100ml)、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)(分别为 45 和 47mg/100ml)、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)(分别为 94 和 97mg/100ml)和甘油三酯(TG)(分别为 106 和 110mg/100ml)以及 LDL/HDL 比值(2.16)均无显著性别差异。男女两性的平均 Toc 水平(4.32 和 4.27μg/ml)相近,而男性的平均 Ret 水平显著高于女性(624ng/ml 比 535ng/ml)(p<0.001)。Toc 和 Ret 水平之间存在直接关系(r=0.46,p<0.001 和 r=0.28,p<0.05,分别为男性和女性)。血清 Toc 和 Ret 水平与 Chol 水平呈正相关(r=0.48 和 r=0.58,p<0.001,分别为男性和 r=0.49,p<0.01 和 r-0.28,p<0.05,分别为女性)。Toc/TG 与血清 TG 之比与 Ret/TG 之比呈正相关(r=0.79,男性;r=0.72,女性;p<0.001),并且 Toc/TG 和 Ret/TG 比值与 LDL/HDL 水平呈负相关(r=-0.49,男性;r=-0.43,女性;p<0.001)。
生活在尼泊尔南部农村泰莱地区的人群血清中 Toc 和 Ret 水平较低,且发现 Toc 和 Ret 与 TG 之比较低会增加 LDL/HDL 比值。这些结果表明,应该鼓励摄入更多富含 Toc 和 Ret 的食物,以降低冠心病风险。