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Body Mass Index in Relation to Sialic Acid and Lipid Profile of Some Nigerian Students
M.A. Abdulazeez, K.M. Anigo and A.J. Nok
Corresponding Author: Mansurah Abdulazeez
Submitted: 2009 September, 09
Accepted: 2009 October, 07
Published: 2010 March, 15 |
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The Body Mass Indices (BMI) and serum concentrations of H igh Density Lipoprotein (HDL), Total
Cholesterol (TC), Total Sialic Acid (TSA) and Free Sialic Acid (FSA) were determined in thirty (30) apparently
healthy students of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Statistical analysis showed that the serum concentrations
of TSA and FSA were significantly different (p<0.05) in males and females. A lso, the A therosclerotic Indices
(AI) and serum concentrations of TC in students that take alcohol were significantly higher (p<0.05) than those
that do not. These concentration values were however within normal range. A positive correlation was obtained
between HDL and TC in all the students except those that consume alcohol. Between TC and TSA, a positive
correlation was obtained in all the students, w hile between BMI and TSA, it was also positive except for those
that do not take alcohol. A negative relationship existed between BMI and HDL in all the students, while
between BMI and TC, all the correlations were positive except in males and smokers. It was also discovered
that females and students that consume alcohol in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, have an increased risk to
cardiovascular diseases.
Key words: Lipoproteins, total sialic acids, free sialic acids, , , ,
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M.A. Abdulazeez, K.M. Anigo and A.J. Nok, . Body Mass Index in Relation to Sialic Acid and Lipid Profile of Some Nigerian Students. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, (2): Page No: 70-76.
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