Fang Yan, Li Xing-Hui, Qiao Yan, Wang Nan, Xie Ping, Zhou Gang, Su Peng, Ma Hui-Yuan, Song Ji-Yang
Department of Cardiology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, No. 204 Donggang West Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China.
Open Life Sci. 2020 May 7;15:152-158. doi: 10.1515/biol-2020-0016. eCollection 2020.
Tibetan monks have a special way of life and food habits, however, little is known about their dyslipidemia. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of dyslipidemia and risk factors of this population. A cross-sectional study of dyslipidemia was conducted in 876 Tibetan monks and 912 local residents in the same area. All subjects underwent interviews and physical examinations. The total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and triglycerides (TG) of the subjects were analyzed. Compared to local residents, the overall prevalence of dyslipidemia in monks was 29.5%, which was significantly lower (p<0.05). It was increased with higher age and BMI, but reduced with higher educational level (p<0.05). The typical forms of dyslipidemia in monks were elevated TG and low HDL-C, while it was lower HDL-C in residents (p<0.05). Our study demonstrated that monks in Gannan Tibetan autonomous district had a lower prevalence of dyslipidemia. It suggested that the relatively healthy lifestyle and food habits of monks were mainly responsible of the lower prevalence of dyslipidemia.
然而，藏族僧侣有着特殊的生活方式和饮食习惯，人们对他们的血脂异常情况却知之甚少。本研究旨在调查该人群血脂异常的患病率及其危险因素。对同一地区的876名藏族僧侣和912名当地居民进行了血脂异常的横断面研究。所有受试者均接受了访谈和体格检查。分析了受试者的总胆固醇（TC）、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（LDL-C）、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（HDL-C）和甘油三酯（TG）。与当地居民相比，僧侣中血脂异常的总体患病率为29.5%，显著更低（p<0.05）。其患病率随年龄和体重指数升高而增加，但随教育程度升高而降低（p<0.05）。僧侣中血脂异常的典型类型是甘油三酯升高和高密度脂蛋白胆固醇降低，而居民中则是高密度脂蛋白胆固醇降低（p<0.05）。我们的研究表明，甘南藏族自治州的僧侣血脂异常患病率较低。这表明僧侣相对健康的生活方式和饮食习惯是其血脂异常患病率较低的主要原因。
