Dietary determinants of serum total cholesterol among middle-aged and older adults: a population-based cross-sectional study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the dietary determinants of serum total cholesterol.

Design

Cross-sectional population-based study.

Setting

Peri-urban region of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Participants

347 adults aged 40 years and older from the Dar es Salaam Urban Cohort Hypertension Study.

Main outcome measure

Serum total cholesterol measured using a point-of-care device.

Results

Mean serum total cholesterol level was 204 mg/dL (IQR 169-236 mg/dL) in women and 185 mg/dL (IQR 152-216 mg/dL) in men. After adjusting for demographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle and dietary factors, participants who reported using palm oil as the major cooking oil had serum total cholesterol higher by 15 mg/dL (95% CI 1 to 29 mg/dL) compared with those who reported using sunflower oil

SUBMITTER: Kakarmath SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5663012 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature