Asim  Alaaeldin Osman, Salah  Eldeen Dafalla, Ahmed  Doleib Ahmed, 
    The Impact of Physical Activity Status and Dietary Habits on the Lipid Profile and
Atherogenic Index of Plasma,
    The Cardiology,
    Volume 15,Issue 1,
    2020,
    Pages 1-5,
    ISSN 1811-8194,
    tcard.2020.1.5,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=tcard.2020.1.5)
    Abstract: Regular Physical Activity (PA) induces
desirable changes in plasma lipid level that reduces the
risk for cardio-metabolic disorders. On the other hand,
physical inactivity and bad nutritional habits had multiple
bad health impacts. The aim of this study was to examine
the effect of physical activity, physical inactivity and
nutritional habits on the lipid profile and Atherogenic
Index of Plasma (AIP). In this cross sectional study, a
sample of 207 healthy medical students (100 males and
107 females) were recruited. Lipid profile measured by
spectrophotometer. Arab Teens Lifestyle (ATLS)
questionnaire was used for assessment of physical activity
status and dietary habits. The results revealed that Low
Density Lipoprotein (LDL) was significantly higher in
males than females. Triglyceride (TG) was significantly
negatively correlated with the frequency of stair climbing.
TG was significant positively correlated with sleeping
hours. High TG was associated with increase fruits intake.
Total Cholesterol (TC) was significantly negatively
correlated with the time spending in dancing in female.
atherogenic index of plasma was significantly higher in
males and significantly higher in inactive participants.
Based on the results, it is concluded that moderate
intensity physical activity decrease the total cholesterol
and triglyceride while increase sleeping hours increase
triglyceride. Therefore, increasing the physical activity
intensity and decreasing physical inactivity time should be
used as preventive measure for cardiovascular diseases.
    Keywords: Physical activity;physical inactivity;unhealthy diets;plasma lipids;nutritional habits