TY - JOUR ID - TI - Seasonal Variations of Lipid Profile AU - Noor Falih Ahmed, Azher Sebieh PY - 2021 VL - 20 IS - 2 SP - 149 EP - 154 JO - Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal المجلة العراقية للاختصاصات الطبية SN - 83601608 98932708 AB - BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disorders have been the most prevalent cause of death andmorbidity in the world over the last decades. Seasonal differences in blood lipids have recently raisedinterest in this area of lipid metabolism. In the current studyOBJECTIVE:To determined if changes in weather having effect on lipid profile readingsMETHODS:Eighty five subjects, forty males and fort five females were included with age range of (22-85) years.Two serum samples were investigated in hospital lab for lipid profile for every participant fromoutpatient clinic/Baghdad teaching hospital, in 12 months’ period. Other clinical data and somemodifiable risk factors were also obtained.RESULT:The results showed that a significant increase in winter was shown in LDL and total cholesterolamong males only (P value 0.011, and 0.012), respectively, but no changes in HDL, triglyceride andLDL/HDL were found. Systolic blood pressure was also found increased in winter significantly(P=0.008), while diastolic pressure, FBS and BMI did not change significantly.CONCLUSION:The present study concludes that there are significant changes of lipid parameter in male sex mayaffect assessment of risk of cardiovascular disease.

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