Hypercholesterolemia — as a marker of the study of nutritional behaviour in the elderly population

Abstract

The study of the status of nutritional behaviour in the elderly population and assess the role of hypercholesterolemia as a marker in identifying its defects. The research was conducted in 3 city polyclinics, 3 secondary schools and 5 kindergartens, as well as 12 shopping centers and offices in Baku. The state of nutritional behavior was determined through DEBQ questionnaire. This questionnaire included questions about the amount and quantity of consumed food. 1386 fully completed questionnaires were formed, blood was taken from all participants in the questionnaire using «Accutrend Plus» portable device and checked for cholesterol. It was found that there is a correlation between the caloric content of food and the amount of cholesterol in the blood (ґ = 0,82 ± 0.01). In 76,2 ± 2,4% of the participants, in normal level of cholesterol in blood (< 5,0 mmol/l) caloric content of food did not exceed 2250 kcal/day. Cholesterol levels were higher than 7,8 mmol/l at levels above 2500 kcal/day. In the majority of the participants nutritional behavior is characterized by high calorie and is accompanied by an increase in blood cholesterol. The norm of food calories in the local population should not exceed 2250 kcal/day. Hypercholesterolemia can be used as a marker in the study of nutritional behavior defects.