Effect of dietary modification on changes in serum lipids among rural Thai XXXX with @entity1007 .

@entity1 @entity753 @entity1007 @entity301 @entity412 @entity165
This article reports on the effect of dietary modification on changes in eating patterns and serum lipids among @entity753 @entity1 aged 40-59 years with no evidence of @entity301 in Mae Sot District, Tak Province, between 1995 and 1996. A total of 381 @entity1 with total @entity165 levels > or = 240 mg/dl and @entity412 levels < 400 mg/dl were educated, counseled, and followed-up by the mobile health team at the health centres in the communities. The team comprised both hospital personnel (a physician, a health educator, and public health nurses) and the health centre workers. Of the 381 study @entity1 , 331 (86.9%) completed the one-year follow-up. The @entity1 at one-year follow-up were more likely than at baseline to reduce intakes of dietary fat and @entity165 , whereas, there was an increased intake of vegetables and fruits. The mean total @entity165 level significantly decreased from 258.9 mg/dl at baseline to 236.1 mg/dl at one-year follow-up (p < 0.01), giving an 8.8 per cent reduction. The mean change in low-density lipoprotein @entity165 levels was a 26.0 mg/dl decrease (p < 0.01), yielding a 15.1 per cent fall. The mean high-density lipoprotein @entity165 level increased from 44.6 mg/dl at baseline to 46.8 mg/dl at one-year follow-up (p < 0.01). The proportion of those who had a body mass index of < 25 slightly increased from 70.7 per cent at baseline to 72.5 per cent at one-year follow-up. The dietary intervention program by the mobile team may be useful for lowering serum @entity165 among the rural population with @entity1007 .
