Journal of Refugee Studies
Volume 5, Issue 3-4, 1992, Pages 368-379

Dietary change and hypercholesterolaemia in southeast asian refugee women (Article)

Sundquist L.M. , Buchwald D.* , Worthington-roberts B. , Yamanaka W. , Karkek J.
  • a Seattle Veterans Affairs Medical, United States
  • b Seattle Veterans Affairs Medical, United States
  • c Refugee Clinic, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, United States, University of Washington, United States
  • d Refugee Clinic, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, United States, University of Washington, United States
  • e Refugee Clinic, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, United States, University of Washington, United States

Abstract

Contemporaneous and restrospective estimates of food consumption from 33 Southeast Asian refugees were compared to determine if dietary change experienced after immigration differed between 16 hypercholesterolaemics (>240 mg/dl) and 17 normocholesterolaemics (< 200mg/dl). Changes in dietary fat, fibre, meat/poultry, fish, and rice intake were examined. The change in dietary fibre intake was significantly different between groups, with a mean change of -0.02, and - 7.2 grams per day for the normocholesterolaemics and hypercholesterolaemics, respectively (p=0.02). The mean increase in dietary fat was 31 grams per day among cases and 9.5 grams among controls (p=0.136). The mean increase in meat/poultry was 1.3 servings per day for both groups. Among cases, the mean decrease in fish was - 0.9 servings per day compared to - 1.4 servings among controls (p>0.05). For the rice, the decrease was - 2.7 and - 3.9 servings per day for the cases and controls, respectively (p>0.05). This study suggests that dietary change may contribute to elevated blood cholesterol levels among Southeast Asian refugees. Nutrition education could help these refugees make better informed decisions about food pattern change. © 1992 Oxford University Press.

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DOI: 10.1093/jrs/5.3-4.368
ISSN: 09516328
Original Language: English