TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effects of Mental Stress on Serum Triglyceride Level
AU - , Ali Fakhari AU - , Mohammad Ebrahim Ebrahimzadeh AU - , Shadi Shiva AU - , Saeed Fekrat AU - , Asghar Mohammadpoorasl 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 4
SP  - 476
EP  - 478
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2007.476.478
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2007.476.478
KW  - Triglyceride
KW  -stress
KW  -case-control study
KW  -anxiety
KW  -concentration
KW  -hyperlipidemia
AB  - To investigate the effect of mental stress on serum triglyceride concentration. This was a case control study. Subjects were 100 patients with hypertriglyceridemia and 100 healthy without hyperlipidemia. A self-administered questionnaire assayed the exposure to stress and anxiety in the past 6-12 months with the six point likert scale. Data were analyzed by SPSS software using chi-square, independent sample t-test and Pearson’s tests. For all analyses, alpha level was 0.05. Mean of stressful life events in case group was 16.87±10.39 and in control group was 4.15±2.25. There was a significant difference between two groups (p<0.001).  The results indicate that the stressors in the past 6-12 months may elevate the level of triglyceride. Therefore hypertriglyceridemia is one possible mechanism of ischemic heart disease in stressed people.
ER  -