Blood lipids, infection, and inflammatory markers in the Tsimane of Bolivia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Little is known about blood cholesterol (blood-C) levels under conditions of infection and limited diet. This study examines blood-C and markers of infection and inflammation in the Tsimane of the Bolivian Amazon, indigenous forager farmers living in conditions that model preindustrial European populations by their short life expectancy, high load of infections and inflammation, and limited diets.

Methods

We use multivariate models to determine the relationships between lipid levels and markers of infection and inflammation. Adult Tsimane (N = 418, age 20-84) were characterized for blood lipids, cells, and inflammatory markers in relation to individual loads of parasites and village region.

Results

Most of the Tsimane (60%) carried at least one parasite spe

SUBMITTER: Vasunilashorn S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3537506 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature