Correlation of Fat Consumption and Lipid Profile for Telomere Length of Minangkabau Ethnicity Men, in West Sumatera, Indonesia

Yuniar Lestari, Delmi Sulastri, Desmawati

Background: The aim of the study determine correlation of fat consumption and lipid profile for telomere length of Minangkabau ethnicity men, in West Sumatera, Indonesia. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted subdistrict of Padang City from March 2016 to Augustus 2017. This study was performed on 130 Minangkabau ethnic men, aged 40-50 years worked as the district civil servant. The blood sample analysis using O’Callaghan and Fenech's technique to measure telomere length, and lipid profile analysis from blood venous. For fat consumption used food frequency questionnaire. The correlation was analyzed by using Pearson’s correlation. A two-tailed P-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Data were analyzed using the Stata version 14.2 (Stata Corporation). Results: There is no correlation between profile lipid (total cholesterol, LDL, HDL and triglycerides) with telomere length of Minangkabau ethnicity men (p>0.05). But there is correlation between fat consumption with telomere length of Minangkabau ethnicity men (p<0.05). Conclusion: The conclusion of this study confirmed there is correlation between fat consumption with telomere length of Minangkabau ethnicity men.

https://doi.org/10.31871/WJRR.7.6.5