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Hyperlipidaemia and Weight Amongst Afghani Refugees Attending a General Practice Clinic in Regional Australia.
- Source :
- Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health; Jun2023, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p589-595, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Obesity and chronic disease are increasing problems in refugee populations. Afghani refugees undergoing hepatitis B vaccination between January 2015 and December 2017 at a general practice clinic received dietary counselling sessions in Dari by native speaking clinicians. Anthropometry, blood pressure, fasting lipids and liver function tests were measured at both visits with results compared over time. 110/119 refugees requiring hepatitis B vaccination were recruited into the study. Mean BMI was lower at follow up visits (25.4 vs 26.1 by wilcoxon signed rank test p 0.04) with 72 of 110 participants losing a median of 2 kg between visits (range 0.5–14 kg) a mean of 206 days after the initial consultation. Median triglyceride levels were lower at the second visit than the first (1.4 vs 1.3 mmol/L Wilcoxon signed rank test Z = 3.5, p 0.0004). This cohort of refugees lost weight and showed a small improvement in triglyceride levels between visits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AFGHANS
STATISTICS
HEPATITIS B
LIVER function tests
TRIGLYCERIDES
BODY weight
IMMUNIZATION
MULTIPLE regression analysis
ANTHROPOMETRY
MEDICAL screening
EMIGRATION & immigration
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
WEIGHT gain
COMPARATIVE studies
T-test (Statistics)
REFUGEES
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
SOUND recordings
HEALTH behavior
RESEARCH funding
BODY mass index
DATA analysis
NUTRITIONAL status
LIPIDS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15571912
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163914666
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-022-01446-1