RESEARCH ARTICLE
The Effect of Lifestyle on Hypercholesterolemia
Dewi Febriani*, Besral
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2018Volume: 11
First Page: 526
Last Page: 532
Publisher ID: TOPHJ-11-526
DOI: 10.2174/1874944501811010526
Article History:
Received Date: 24/07/2018Revision Received Date: 28/11/2018
Acceptance Date: 6/12/2018
Electronic publication date: 21/12/2018
Collection year: 2018
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Background:
Unhealthy lifestyle is a risk factor for hypercholesterolemia. However, the study about lifestyle and hypercholesterolemia in Indonesia is not completely explored.
Objectives:
The present study attempted to examine the effect of lifestyle on hypercholesterolemia including smoking habits, physical activity, consumption of vegetables and fruits.
Methods:
This study employed the data from Integrated Coaching Post (Posbindu) Non-Communicable Disease in DKI Jakarta Indonesia 2015- with a sample size of 1090 participants analyzed using multivariable binomial regression. The potential impacts were also measured to determine the contribution of risk factors.
Result:
The prevalence of hypercholesterolemia was 49,5%. The results of a multivariate analysis -highlighted that physical activity and smoking habits determined the lifestyle associated with hypercholesterolemia-. Less physical activity -contributed- significantly to hypercholesterolemia.
Conclusion:
The prevalence of hypercholesterolemia in this study was quite high. Physical activity and smoking habits were significant determinants of hypercholesterolemia.