caa a22 4500 465769268 CHVBK 20180323111924.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170327e19900901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00150432 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00150432 The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among male bedouins: A population in transition [Elektronische Daten] [D. Fraser, S. Weitzman, S. Blondheim, S. Shany, Y. Abou-Rbiah] Accumulating evidence suggests that cardiovascular disease which was very rare among Negev Bedouins until the 1970's is now on the increase. The Bedouin nomads are being settled in townships and are changing habits and lifestyles as a result. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of known cardiovascular risk factors in Bedouins at different levels of lifestyle changes. To do so, the prevalence of the risk factors was examined in a traditional tribal group and in a settled Bedouin group. Among settled Bedouins, 15% were obese (BMI > 30) and a further 35% were overweight (BMI 25-29.9), as compared with no obesity and only 23% of overweight in the tribal group. The differences were most marked in the younger age group. Mean LDL-cholesterol levels also differed between the two study groups, being significantly higher in settled than in tribal Bedouins (113.9 mg% ± SD 28.6 vs 96.9 mg% ± SD 27.1 respectively, p<0.05). High BMI and LDL-cholesterol were both significantly and independently associated with being settled. No differences between the groups were found in relation to blood pressure, smoking and fasting blood glucose. It appears therefore that settlement of nomadic Bedouins and the changes associated with it, alter the pattern of cardiovascular risk factors in this population. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990 Ischemic heart disease nationallicence Cardiovascular risk factors nationallicence Lifestyle nationallicence Plasma lipoproteins nationallicence Fraser D. Epidemiology and Health Services Evaluation Unit, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653 - 84105, Beer-Sheva, Israel aut Weitzman S. Epidemiology and Health Services Evaluation Unit, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653 - 84105, Beer-Sheva, Israel aut Blondheim S. Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel aut Shany S. Clinical Biochemistry Unit, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653 84105, Beer-Sheva, Israel aut Abou-Rbiah Y. Primary Health Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653 - 84105, Beer-Sheva, Israel aut European Journal of Epidemiology Kluwer Academic Publishers 6/3(1990-09-01), 273-278 0393-2990 6:3<273 1990 6 10654 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00150432 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00150432 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fraser D. Epidemiology and Health Services Evaluation Unit, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653 - 84105, Beer-Sheva, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Weitzman S. Epidemiology and Health Services Evaluation Unit, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653 - 84105, Beer-Sheva, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Blondheim S. Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Shany S. Clinical Biochemistry Unit, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653 84105, Beer-Sheva, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Abou-Rbiah Y. Primary Health Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653 - 84105, Beer-Sheva, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Journal of Epidemiology Kluwer Academic Publishers 6/3(1990-09-01), 273-278 0393-2990 6:3<273 1990 6 10654 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer