Effect of Health-Related Behavior and Nutrition Intake on the Blood Lipids Levels

Abstract

Preventing hyperlipidemia remains of critical importance as one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of death every year. Therefore, the present study investigated the effect of health-related behavior and nutritional intake on blood lipid levels in adult men and women. Survey data from the 2019 National Health and Nutrition Examination conducted by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on 6,606 adults were analyzed to evaluate the effect of drinking, smoking, exercise, and nutrient intake on blood cholesterol, triglyceride, and HDL cholesterol. Blood total cholesterol showed significant differences in the mean based on the level of drinking (P < 0.05), and blood HDL-cholesterol and triglyceride showed significant differences in the mean levels of drinking, smoking, and exercise (P < 0.001). In regression analysis, blood total cholesterol was significantly affected by body mass index (BMI), education level, and menopause (P < 0.01, P < 0.001). Blood HDL-cholesterol was significantly affected by BMI, menopause, drinking, smoking, exercise, dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids, and dietary cholesterol (P < 0.05, p < 0.01, P < 0.001), and blood triglyceride level was significantly affected by BMI, menopause, smoking, and exercise (P < 0.05, P < 0.001). Obesity, exercise, eating habits, smoking, and women's menopause were the main factors contributing to hyperlipidemia, so awareness of these factors should be raised.