%0 Journal Article %1 Richter.2004 %A Richter, V. %A Rassoul, F. %A Hentschel, Bettina %A Kothe, K. %A Krobara, M. %A Unger, R. %A Purschwitz, K. %A Rotzsch, W. %A Thiery, J. %A Muradian, K. %D 2004 %J Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie %K IMISE-Publikationen %N 3 %P 207–213 %T Age-dependence of lipid parameters in the general population and vegetarians %V 37 %X Age-dependent changes of lipid metabolism may arise both as a result of mechanisms of biological ageing and factors influencing age-dependent changes. To study possible influences of nutrition and life-style of vegetarians on age-dependence of lipid parameters, subjects of general population were compared with vegetarians. In the frame of population-based lipid screening projects in the city of Leipzig/Germany (Lipid Study Leipzig, LSL) 10 550 subjects (3,816 men and 6,734 women, age 18-99 years) of general population were compared with 417 vegetarians (vegans, lacto-vegetarians, lacto-ovo-vegetarians, 148 men and 269 women, age 18-93 years). Most of the vegetarians included in the study were members of the German Society of Vegetarians. The study program included capillary blood cholesterol measurements and the determination of high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol, the measurement of other cardiovascular risk factors and the evaluation of dietary and life-style factors. Evaluation of cardiovascular risk profile within LSL was connected with individual consultation. The mean total cholesterol and non-HDL-cholesterol level and the total: HDL-cholesterol ratio showed the expected age-dependence, with maximum values within the decade 60-70 years. Vegetarians showed lower total and non-HDL-cholesterol levels in comparison with the general population. Furthermore, the age-dependent increase of these parameters is less pronounced under the conditions of vegetarian nutrition and life-style. Especially in young adulthood a significant difference is observed. Thus, the results of the present study reveal the role of nutritional and life-style factors that determine the lipid profile on a population basis and suggest that the known age-dependent rise of the level of atherogenic plasma lipoproteins is partly preventable.

@article{Richter.2004, abstract = {Age-dependent changes of lipid metabolism may arise both as a result of mechanisms of biological ageing and factors influencing age-dependent changes. To study possible influences of nutrition and life-style of vegetarians on age-dependence of lipid parameters, subjects of general population were compared with vegetarians. In the frame of population-based lipid screening projects in the city of Leipzig/Germany (Lipid Study Leipzig, LSL) 10 550 subjects (3,816 men and 6,734 women, age 18-99 years) of general population were compared with 417 vegetarians (vegans, lacto-vegetarians, lacto-ovo-vegetarians, 148 men and 269 women, age 18-93 years). Most of the vegetarians included in the study were members of the German Society of Vegetarians. The study program included capillary blood cholesterol measurements and the determination of high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol, the measurement of other cardiovascular risk factors and the evaluation of dietary and life-style factors. Evaluation of cardiovascular risk profile within LSL was connected with individual consultation. The mean total cholesterol and non-HDL-cholesterol level and the total: HDL-cholesterol ratio showed the expected age-dependence, with maximum values within the decade 60-70 years. Vegetarians showed lower total and non-HDL-cholesterol levels in comparison with the general population. Furthermore, the age-dependent increase of these parameters is less pronounced under the conditions of vegetarian nutrition and life-style. Especially in young adulthood a significant difference is observed. Thus, the results of the present study reveal the role of nutritional and life-style factors that determine the lipid profile on a population basis and suggest that the known age-dependent rise of the level of atherogenic plasma lipoproteins is partly preventable.}, added-at = {2014-10-15T15:04:19.000+0200}, author = {Richter, V. and Rassoul, F. and Hentschel, Bettina and Kothe, K. and Krobara, M. and Unger, R. and Purschwitz, K. and Rotzsch, W. and Thiery, J. and Muradian, K.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/21841352fd71b59eafd9c8d18e061cb1d/drtester}, interhash = {0c70230b43e1af1d6f9684c6d86575f9}, intrahash = {1841352fd71b59eafd9c8d18e061cb1d}, journal = {Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie}, keywords = {IMISE-Publikationen}, number = 3, pages = {207–213}, timestamp = {2014-12-03T00:09:04.000+0100}, title = {Age-dependence of lipid parameters in the general population and vegetarians}, volume = 37, year = 2004 }