Plasma lipid peroxide levels in an urbanized Micronesian population: Nauru

• Published in: Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 425 - 428
• Main Authors: Yagi, K, Matsuoka, S. (Nagoya Univ. (Japan). Faculty of Medicine), Linnane, A.W, Zimmet, P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Center for Academic Publications Japan 01.01.1981
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; AGRUPACION GEOGRAFICA; BLOOD COMPOSITION; COMPOSE MINERAL; COMPOSE ORGANIQUE; COMPOSICION; COMPOSICION DE LA SANGRE; COMPOSITION; COMPOSITION DU SANG; COMPUESTOS INORGANICOS; COMPUESTOS ORGANICOS; Female; GEOGRAPHICAL GROUPINGS; GROUPEMENT GEOGRAPHIQUE; HUMAN POPULATION; Humans; ILES DU PACIFIQUE; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ISLAS DEL PACIFICO; Lipid Peroxides - blood; LIPIDE; LIPIDOS; LIPIDS; Male; MICRONESIA; Micronesian population; MICRONESIE; Middle Aged; NAURU; Obesity - epidemiology; OCEANIA; OCEANIE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PEROXIDES; PEROXIDOS; PEROXYDE; plasma lipid peroxide; POBLACION; POBLACION HUMANA; POBLACION URBANA; POPULATION; POPULATION HUMAINE; POPULATION URBAINE; SALES; SALTS; SEL; Sex Factors; URBAN POPULATION; Micronesia
• ISSN: 0301-4800; 1881-7742
• DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.27.425

Plasma lipid peroxide levels of 419 inhabitants of Nauru, where a high prevalence of obesity is occurring, were measured. The plasma lipid peroxide level was 4.03±1.94 nmol/ml in subjects 20-24 years and rose to a peak of 5.78±3.21 in subjects 35-44 years'. The values obtained with Nauruans are significantly higher than those of healthy Japanese people and the peak found in the former was shifted to a younger age than in the Japanese.