Preventive medicine
-
Preventive medicine · May 2011
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and risk of coronary heart disease among Japanese men and women: the Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS).
The objective of this study was to assess the association between serum LDL-cholesterol levels and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) among Japanese who have lower means of LDL-cholesterol than Western populations. ⋯ Serum LDL-cholesterol levels ranging from around 80 mg/dL to 200mg/dL were positively associated with risk of CHD in a Japanese population.
-
Preventive medicine · May 2011
CommentDose-response relationship between walking and the attenuation of inherited weight.
Genetic factors account for 40%-70% of the variation in body mass index (BMI). We sought to test whether moderate intensity physical activity affected parent-offspring relationships for body mass index and regional adiposity in 26,587 female and 6428 male walkers surveyed in the United States in 2000. ⋯ These results suggest that moderate intensity physical activity attenuates inheritance of both total and regional adiposity in a dose-dependent manner.