Serum lipid profile is considered to be one of the common parameter to assess the well-being of an individual. Population study of lipid profile could provide an overall picture of health status of the targeted regions. Studies have demonstrated that lipid profile is dependent on the serum antioxidant status. In addition, it is hypothesized that the serum lipid profile could be subjected to gender-wise variation which again could be altered by the dietary habits. In the present study, the influence of dietary habits on gender wise variation in serum ascorbic acid and lipid parameters in population of Surasa region of Ujjain district is being reported. The present study was conducted on 992 subjects from urban and rural population of Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh. Subjects were randomly selected and serum lipid profile with phospholipids and ascorbic acid were measured. None of the vegetarian groups had shown significant gender-wise variation in serum cholesterol levels of different age-groups. That was also true for non-vegetarian groups, except the youngest one. Whereas, gender-wise variation in serum triglyceride and VLDL-Cholesterol and serum ascorbic acid levels were found only in 45-<55 Years age groups. While serum trigrlyceride and VLDL-cholesterol were found to be lower in female, the serum ascorbic acid level was found to be lower in the male. The study suggests that the gender-wise variation in lipid profile was found to be only nominal either within vegetarians or within non-vegetarians, especially when they are subgrouped age-wise. However, specific observations in the age group of 45-<55 Years, showing specific low triglyceride and VLDL-cholesterol along with high ascorbic acid should not be undermined.
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