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The association between different types of dietary fat intake and blood lipids in Type 2 diabetes patients: sex differences

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  • Muneera Qassim Al-Mssallem
  • Sehad Nasser Alarifi
  • Nora Ibrahim Al-Mssallem

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Purpose - Blood lipid and lipoprotein abnormalities are common among patients with diabetes. The study aimed to assess dietary fat intake and its association with blood lipids among patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) considering sex differences. Design/methodology/approach - A cross-sectional observational study was conducted with patients (207 males and 197 females) with T2DM. The daily food intake and its contents of fat and fat types were assessed through face-to-face interview. Anthropometric measurements, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), triglyceride, total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol were initially recorded. Findings - The results revealed that TC, LDL and HDL cholesterol levels were significantly higher in females than in males. However, the TC: HDL ratio was significantly higher in males than in females. The results also showed that the daily intake of saturated fatty acid (SFA) slightly exceeded the daily recommended allowance. However, the monounsaturated fatty acid + polyunsaturated fatty acid/SFA (MUFA + PUFA/SFA) ratio was within the recommended ratio. In addition, this study found that the main sources of SFA and cholesterol intake were milk and milk products. A significant association between high fat intake and HbA1c levels was observed (r = 0.234,p

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  • Muneera Qassim Al-Mssallem & Sehad Nasser Alarifi & Nora Ibrahim Al-Mssallem, 2023. "The association between different types of dietary fat intake and blood lipids in Type 2 diabetes patients: sex differences," Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 42(3), pages 871-883, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:agjsrp:agjsr-02-2023-0046
    DOI: 10.1108/AGJSR-02-2023-0046
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