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Differences Between Afro-Caribbean and White Caucasian Olympic Athletes in Plasma Lipids Profile: A Cross-Sectional Single Center Study
| العنوان: | Differences Between Afro-Caribbean and White Caucasian Olympic Athletes in Plasma Lipids Profile: A Cross-Sectional Single Center Study |
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| المؤلفون: | Di Gioia, Giuseppe, Buzzelli, Lorenzo, Ferrera, Armando, Squeo, Maria Rosaria, Lemme, Erika, Pelliccia, Antonio |
| المساهمون: | Di Gioia, Giuseppe, Buzzelli, Lorenzo, Ferrera, Armando, Squeo, Maria Rosaria, Lemme, Erika, Pelliccia, Antonio |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| المجموعة: | Sapienza Università di Roma: CINECA IRIS |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Athlete, Cholesterol, Lipid, Metabolism, Olympic, Prevention |
| الوصف: | Introduction: Ethnic and gender differences in plasma lipid composition have been widely reported among the general population, but there are scarce data on athletes. Aim: To assess ethnic and gender differences in lipid profile across a large cohort of Olympic athletes practicing different sport disciplines METHODS: We enrolled 1165 Olympic athletes divided into power, endurance, and mixed disciplines according to European Society of Cardiology classification. Sixty-two (5.3%) were Afro-Caribbean. Body composition and fat mass percentage were measured. Blood samples were collected and lipid profile was investigated. Results: Compared to Caucasians, Afro-Caribbeans had better lipid profile characterized by lower LDL (90 ± 25 mg/dL vs. 97.1 ± 26.2 mg/dL, p = 0.032) lower LDL/HDL ratio (1.39 ± 0.5 vs. 1.58 ± 0.6, p = 0.012), lower non-HDL-cholesterol (102.5 ± 27.4 mg/dL vs. 111.5 ± 28.5 mg/dL, p = 0.015) and lower TC/HDL (2.59 ± 0.6 vs. 2.82 ± 0.7, p = 0.010). Female Afro-Caribbeans showed lower TG/HDL ratio (p = 0.045) and TC/HDL ratio (p = 0.028), due to higher HDL (p = 0.005) compared to male Afro-Caribbeans. In Caucasian athletes, females showed even more evident differences with lower TC, LDL, and higher HDL with subsequent lower ratios compared to men. Moreover, endurance Caucasian athletes had lower LDL (p = 0.003) and TG (p = 0.017) plasmatic levels and higher HDL levels compared to non-endurance Caucasian athletes (p< 0.0001) CONCLUSIONS: Ethnicity and gender have a significant influence on plasmatic lipid balance in elite athletes and Afro-Caribbeans have favorable lipid profiles compared to Caucasians. Moreover, endurance sports, particularly in Caucasian athletes, are associated with better lipid profile compared to other type of sports. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/38814499; journal:HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE & CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION; https://hdl.handle.net/11573/1710652 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s40292-024-00654-0 |
| الاتاحة: | https://hdl.handle.net/11573/1710652 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40292-024-00654-0 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.751D33F3 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s40292-024-00654-0 |
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