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Thesis (M.Sc. (Nutrition)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.

Thesis (M.Sc. (Nutrition)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.

Thesis (M.Sc. (Nutrition)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.

Introdução: Hábitos alimentares (HAs) inadequados têm importante relação com hipercolesterolemia, que constitui fator de risco para doenças cardiovasculares. Objetivo: Analisar HAs de idosos hipercolesterolêmicos, atendidos em ambulatório da cidade de São Paulo. Métodos: Participaram do estudo idosos ( 60 anos), de ambos os sexos, voluntários, com prontuários ativos no Centro de Referência do Idoso José Ermírio de Moraes (CRIJEM), com diagnóstico de hipercolesterolemia ou prescrição de medicamento hipolipemiante. O método de inquérito utilizado foi história alimentar. As variáveis de estudo foram: número de refeições diárias, ingestão habitual de alimentos, incluindo água e bebidas alcoólicas, necessidade de ajuda para se alimentar, companhia às refeições e local (fora e dentro da residência) das mesmas. O critério adotado, para considerar hábito alimentar do grupo, foi a frequência de ingestão 50 por cento . Resultados: Foram analisados os HAs de 106 idosos, com idade entre 60 e 84a (média de 69,3 anos - DP=5,9), 86 por cento do sexo feminino, 58 por cento moravam com familiares, e 93 por cento apresentaram prescrição de medicamento hipolipemiante. O número médio de refeições diárias foi 5,0 (DP=1,2), um terço dos idosos referiu ingestão diária 6 a 8 copos de água, e a maioria (78 por cento ) negou ingestão de bebidas alcoólicas. Quanto às respostas com múltiplas alternativas, 71 por cento das citações mostraram não haver necessidade de ajuda, 89 por cento indicaram realizar as refeições na própria residência, e cerca da metade (49 por cento ) informaram não ter companhia. Foram considerados como HAs os seguintes alimentos e preparações: café, leite, pão francês, arroz, feijão, carne bovina e de frango, alface crua, banana, óleos de oliva e de soja. Conclusões: Nesse grupo, constatou-se pequena variedade de alimentos, especialmente em relação a hortaliças e frutas, e ausência de hábito alimentar para ingestão de água / Introduction: Inadequate eating habits are strongly related to hypercholesterolaemia, a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Objective: This study aims the analysis of food habits of hypercholesterolaemic elderly patients attending to an ambulatory unit in São Paulo city. Methods: Among the patients who were attending to Centro de Referência do Idoso José Ermírio de Moraes (CRIJEM), 106 elders ( 60y) volunteered to be interviewed about their eating habits; all of them were hypercholesterolaemic or were on hypolipaemic drugs. It was used an inquiry on dietetic history. Data was collected on the number of daily meals, their habitual ingestion of food (water and alcoholic beverages included), the need for help for feeding themselves, if they eat accompanied by anyone, and where do they have their meals. Any food was included as part of their customary diet only if it was mentioned by at least 50 per cent of the group. Results: The eating habits of 106 elders were evaluated. Their age ranged from 60 to 84 years old, mean age was 69,3 years (±5,9), 86 per cent of them were female, 58 per cent were living with family members, and 93 per cent were prescribed hypolipaemic drugs. The average frequency of meals was 5,0 (±1,2), one third drank 6 to 8 glasses of water a day, and 78 per cent denied alcohol consumption. Besides, 71 per cent of the answers indicated no need for any help in feeding themselves, 89 per cent had their meals at their own house, and almost half of them ate alone. The following foods were part of the dietary habits of this group: coffee, milk, white bread, rice, beans, red meat and poultry, lettuce, banana, olive and soy oils. Conclusions: This group demonstrated a small variety of foods, specially fruit and vegetables, and absence of water

Introdução: Hábitos alimentares (HAs) inadequados têm importante relação com hipercolesterolemia, que constitui fator de risco para doenças cardiovasculares. Objetivo: Analisar HAs de idosos hipercolesterolêmicos, atendidos em ambulatório da cidade de São Paulo. Métodos: Participaram do estudo idosos ( 60 anos), de ambos os sexos, voluntários, com prontuários ativos no Centro de Referência do Idoso José Ermírio de Moraes (CRIJEM), com diagnóstico de hipercolesterolemia ou prescrição de medicamento hipolipemiante. O método de inquérito utilizado foi história alimentar. As variáveis de estudo foram: número de refeições diárias, ingestão habitual de alimentos, incluindo água e bebidas alcoólicas, necessidade de ajuda para se alimentar, companhia às refeições e local (fora e dentro da residência) das mesmas. O critério adotado, para considerar hábito alimentar do grupo, foi a frequência de ingestão 50 por cento . Resultados: Foram analisados os HAs de 106 idosos, com idade entre 60 e 84a (média de 69,3 anos - DP=5,9), 86 por cento do sexo feminino, 58 por cento moravam com familiares, e 93 por cento apresentaram prescrição de medicamento hipolipemiante. O número médio de refeições diárias foi 5,0 (DP=1,2), um terço dos idosos referiu ingestão diária 6 a 8 copos de água, e a maioria (78 por cento ) negou ingestão de bebidas alcoólicas. Quanto às respostas com múltiplas alternativas, 71 por cento das citações mostraram não haver necessidade de ajuda, 89 por cento indicaram realizar as refeições na própria residência, e cerca da metade (49 por cento ) informaram não ter companhia. Foram considerados como HAs os seguintes alimentos e preparações: café, leite, pão francês, arroz, feijão, carne bovina e de frango, alface crua, banana, óleos de oliva e de soja. Conclusões: Nesse grupo, constatou-se pequena variedade de alimentos, especialmente em relação a hortaliças e frutas, e ausência de hábito alimentar para ingestão de água / Introduction: Inadequate eating habits are strongly related to hypercholesterolaemia, a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Objective: This study aims the analysis of food habits of hypercholesterolaemic elderly patients attending to an ambulatory unit in São Paulo city. Methods: Among the patients who were attending to Centro de Referência do Idoso José Ermírio de Moraes (CRIJEM), 106 elders ( 60y) volunteered to be interviewed about their eating habits; all of them were hypercholesterolaemic or were on hypolipaemic drugs. It was used an inquiry on dietetic history. Data was collected on the number of daily meals, their habitual ingestion of food (water and alcoholic beverages included), the need for help for feeding themselves, if they eat accompanied by anyone, and where do they have their meals. Any food was included as part of their customary diet only if it was mentioned by at least 50 per cent of the group. Results: The eating habits of 106 elders were evaluated. Their age ranged from 60 to 84 years old, mean age was 69,3 years (±5,9), 86 per cent of them were female, 58 per cent were living with family members, and 93 per cent were prescribed hypolipaemic drugs. The average frequency of meals was 5,0 (±1,2), one third drank 6 to 8 glasses of water a day, and 78 per cent denied alcohol consumption. Besides, 71 per cent of the answers indicated no need for any help in feeding themselves, 89 per cent had their meals at their own house, and almost half of them ate alone. The following foods were part of the dietary habits of this group: coffee, milk, white bread, rice, beans, red meat and poultry, lettuce, banana, olive and soy oils. Conclusions: This group demonstrated a small variety of foods, specially fruit and vegetables, and absence of water

This thesis presents a study of the incidence of hypercholesterolaemia in a 1988 sample of male personnel from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The thesis defines hypercholesterolaemia as a plasma total cholesterol level in excess of the risk threshold promulgated by the National Heart Foundation of Australia (NHF). Since 1981, RAAF personnel have been subjected to a series of regular physical and physiological examinations, including a comprehensive blood lipd profile, as part of a preventive approach to reducing the incidence of coronary heart disease in the Service. The study presents data on the extent of hypercholesterolaemia in the RAAF and illustrates the spread of the condition through various age cohorts. In excess of 40% of the RAAF personnel studied had total cholesterol levels in excess of the NHF "increased risk" threshold with the prevalence varying from 11.8% of personnel aged 20-24 years to some 64% of personnel older than 49 years. The increase in total cholesterol level with increasing age is statistically significant. The study compares these data with previously published observations on certain motivational characteristics of military communities, with a view to providing an evaluation of the structure of the RAAF Health Promotion Programme as a lifestyle based educational initiative. The data are further compared with data from two conceptually similar studies of male personnel in the United States armed forces. These comparisons suggest that the age related frequency of educational intervention which characterized the 1988 RAAF programme may well have been inappropriate for optimal effect. The study further utilizes a tabular (matrix) analysis of a number of educational strategies to identify several preferred option(s) for programme design in the RAAF community. The analysis suggests that the present mode of educational intervention may also be inappropriate for optimal effect (when addressing the 1988 RAAF population at least). The study concludes with the presentation of a series of recommendations aimed fundamentally at a redesign of the cholesterol monitoring component of the RAAF Health Promotion Programme. The study recommends, however, that given the multifactorial nature of coronary heart disease risk, the cholesterol monitoring component of the programme should not be redesigned in isolation. Instead, the findings of this study suggest that a more wide-ranging study of the educational basis for the client interface to the RAAF Health Promotion Programme is warranted.