Cardiovascular risks of Caucasian and African-American women and change with intervention

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dc.contributor.authorGonzales-Vigilar, Maria Carmen Rita V.en
dc.contributor.committeechairCox, Ruby Hurleyen
dc.contributor.committeememberNovascone, Mary Annen
dc.contributor.committeememberSilva-Barbeau, Irmaen
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Nutrition and Foodsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:34:04Zen
dc.date.adate2009-04-18en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:34:04Zen
dc.date.issued1995-02-05en
dc.date.rdate2009-04-18en
dc.date.sdate2009-04-18en
dc.description.abstractThe study was conducted regarding the prevalence of risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among 150 Caucasian and African-American, low-income women and the effectiveness of a six-month intervention in reducing risks. Seventy-four and 76 participants were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups, respectively. Intervention consisted of 18 lessons taught by EFNEP paraprofessionals. A family record, three random-repeat 24-hour food recalls, and a health risk appraisal were collected at pre- and post-intervention sessions. Lipid profile, height, weight, percent body fat, and body mass index were measured on a sub-sample of 75 subjects. Descriptive statistics, two-sample t-tests and ANOVA (P < 0.05) were calculated. Results suggest that African-American and Caucasian, low-income women have high risks for CVD due to excessive intakes of total fat, saturated fats, sodium, and fats and sweets, but have low-intakes of dietary fiber, calcium, milk, vegetables, and fruits. They also had high incidences of obesity and smoking and low levels of physical activity. The intervention was successful in reducing intakes of energy and fats, sweets, and increasing intakes of dietary fiber I vegetable, and fruits. No significant change occurred with lipid profiles, obesity, and smoking. A six-month education program resulted in significant dietary improvement, but interventions of longer duration, specifically targeting obesity, physical activity, and smoking, are needed to improve those risk factors.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentx, 190 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-04182009-041138en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04182009-041138/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/42130en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1995.G669.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 34404130en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectrisk factors - heart diseaseen
dc.subjectCVDen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1995.G669en
dc.titleCardiovascular risks of Caucasian and African-American women and change with interventionen
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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