Tennakoon Sampath U B, Kumar Bernadette N, Meyer Haakon E
University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Norwegian Center for Minority Health Research, Oslo, Norway.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 2015 Mar;27(2):NP616-25. doi: 10.1177/1010539513485973. Epub 2013 May 10.
Sri Lankans in Oslo have previously been shown to have lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared with those in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Here we present lifestyle risk factors for cardiovascular diseases: frequency and type of fat consumed, frequency of fruit and vegetable intake, alcohol consumption, and leisure time physical activity between 1145 Sri Lankans living in Oslo and 678 Tamils and Sinhalese Sri Lankans living in Kandy as possible explanatory factors for the differences observed. Those in Oslo were consuming healthier fats and reported higher levels of physical activity but frequency of vegetable and fruit consumption was lower. Alcohol consumption among women was negligible. Type of fats consumed might be protective for Oslo group compared with predominantly saturated fat diet in Kandy. Higher leisure time physical activity may also be protective for the Oslo group. Higher frequency of consumption of vegetables and fruits may be beneficial in Kandy.
此前研究表明，与生活在斯里兰卡康提的人相比，生活在奥斯陆的斯里兰卡人患心血管疾病的风险更低。在此，我们呈现心血管疾病的生活方式风险因素：居住在奥斯陆的1145名斯里兰卡人以及居住在康提的678名泰米尔族和僧伽罗族斯里兰卡人摄入脂肪的频率和类型、水果和蔬菜的摄入频率、饮酒情况以及休闲时间的身体活动情况，作为观察到的差异的可能解释因素。奥斯陆的居民食用更健康的脂肪，且报告的身体活动水平更高，但蔬菜和水果的食用频率较低。女性的饮酒量可忽略不计。与康提以饱和脂肪为主的饮食相比，奥斯陆人群食用的脂肪类型可能具有保护作用。更高的休闲时间身体活动水平对奥斯陆人群也可能具有保护作用。在康提，更高的蔬菜和水果食用频率可能有益。
