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Comparisons of serum lipid levels and dietary lipid intakes of parents and children

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dc.contributor.authorNg, Ai-Lengen
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Nutrition and Foodsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:38:22Zen
dc.date.adate2010-06-12en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:38:22Zen
dc.date.issued1988en
dc.date.rdate2010-06-12en
dc.date.sdate2010-06-12en
dc.description.abstractFifty-seven subjects from 14 families participated in a study designed to investigate similarities and differences between parents and children residing with them relative to their serum lipid levels and dietary lipid intakes. To participate, at least one of the parents needed to have a serum total cholesterol of at least 240 mg/dL. Fasting blood samples obtained from the participants were analyzed for serum total cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, and VLDL-C levels. Anthropometric measurements and blood pressure readings also were taken. Dietary records, questionnaires on lifestyle, health habits, health history, and nutrition knowledge were completed by the participants. Correlation coefficients between serum total cholesterol and dietary cholesterol intakes of the fathers were 0.66 (p = 0.01) in all 14 families and 0.64 (p = 0.05) in the 11 families in which at least one parent had a family history of CHD. The values of the correlation coefficients of HDL-C and the intake of dietary cholesterol of the children for the 14 families and the 11 families were -0.36 (p = 0.07) and -0.55 (p = 0.01) respectively. A significant correlation was found between the dietary pattern of the parents and that of their children. The following correlation coefficients were found for the five families in which both parents had a fmaily history of CHD: 0.65 (p = 0.02) for total fat, 0.79 (p = 0.002) for saturated fat , and 0.59 (p = 0.04) for cholesterol.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentxi, 98 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06122010-020402en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06122010-020402/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/43259en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1988.N482.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 18763597en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1988.N482en
dc.subject.lcshBlood lipidsen
dc.subject.lcshLipidsen
dc.titleComparisons of serum lipid levels and dietary lipid intakes of parents and childrenen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Nutrition and Foodsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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