Comparação e Avaliação dos Perfís Lipídicos entre Universitários do Primeiro e Último ano de uma Universidade do Norte do Paraná.

Abstract

The objective of this work was to evaluate and compare the lipid profiles of first and last year undergraduate students at a University Center in northern Paraná. Disturbances in lipid and lipoprotein concentrations in the body lead to dyslipidemic conditions, which come from genetic or environmental factors. The university population is exposed to situations of the academic environment that are considered at risk for the development of various diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, among others. After approval by the Research Ethics Committee, the data were collected through a questionnaire on anthropometric measurements and life habits, and blood sample collection for lipid profile analysis. Data were statistically analyzed with the aid of GraphPad Prism Software version 6.00 for Windows. Statistical evaluation between groups was performed using Student's t-test followed by Tukey's post-test. Sixty-six students participated in the research, being 33 first year and 33 last year students. The evaluated data evidenced an increase in the lipid profile among fourth year students, although the overall average among the students was within the reference values in both grades. The percentage of students with altered test values were: 21.21%, with change in total cholesterol, 46.97%, with change in HDL-c, 15.15%, with change in LDL-c, 18.18% with alteration in VLDL-c, and 3.03% with alteration in triglycerides. Given this is presenting the need for concepts related to issues of greater attention to quality of life, adopting healthy habits.