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Effect of stress on serum lipid levels in lady health visitors and housewives

Feroza Hamid Wattoo1, Muhammad Saleh Memon1, Allah Nawaz Memon1, Muhammad Hamid Sarwar Wattoo2, Syed Ahmed Tirmizi2, Javed Iqbal3.


Abstract
Objective: To study the effects of stress among lady health visitors and housewives in
regard to their serum total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol and
triglyceride levels.
Methods: The study was performed at the Institute of Biochemistry, University of Sindh,
Jamshoro, Pakistan during the years 2003 to 2005. Seventy lady health visitor and
housewives aged between 25-40 years participated in this study and were selected from
Hyderabad and its adjoining areas. Environmental, psychological and physiological stress
levels were measured with likert scale. Total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and HDL
cholesterol and triglyceride levels were measured.
Results: Environmental, psychological and physiological stresses were significantly
higher in housewives as compared to lady health visitors. A low level of HDL cholesterol
was observed in housewives as compared to lady health visitors. The levels of total
cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglyceride were found higher in housewives than lady
health visitors.
Conclusions: Housewives are under more stress than lady health visitors. The levels of
total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglyceride increases but HDL cholesterol
decrease with stress. (Rawal Med J 2007;32:41-44)

Key words: Stress, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglyceride, lady health visitors, housewives.


 
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Wattoo FH, Memon MS, Memon AN, Wattoo MHS, Tirmizi SA, Iqbal J. Effect of stress on serum lipid levels in lady health visitors and housewives. RMJ. 2007; 32(1): 41-44.

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Wattoo FH, Memon MS, Memon AN, Wattoo MHS, Tirmizi SA, Iqbal J. Effect of stress on serum lipid levels in lady health visitors and housewives. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=7987 [Access: June 27, 2026].

AMA (American Medical Association) Style

Wattoo FH, Memon MS, Memon AN, Wattoo MHS, Tirmizi SA, Iqbal J. Effect of stress on serum lipid levels in lady health visitors and housewives. RMJ. 2007; 32(1): 41-44.


Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Wattoo FH, Memon MS, Memon AN, Wattoo MHS, Tirmizi SA, Iqbal J. Effect of stress on serum lipid levels in lady health visitors and housewives. RMJ. (2007), [cited June 27, 2026]; 32(1): 41-44.


Harvard Style

Wattoo, F. H., Memon, . M. S., Memon, . A. N., Wattoo, . M. H. S., Tirmizi, . S. A. & Iqbal, . J. (2007) Effect of stress on serum lipid levels in lady health visitors and housewives. RMJ, 32 (1), 41-44.


Turabian Style

Wattoo, Feroza Hamid, Muhammad Saleh Memon, Allah Nawaz Memon, Muhammad Hamid Sarwar Wattoo, Syed Ahmed Tirmizi, and Javed Iqbal. 2007. Effect of stress on serum lipid levels in lady health visitors and housewives. Rawal Medical Journal, 32 (1), 41-44.


Chicago Style

Wattoo, Feroza Hamid, Muhammad Saleh Memon, Allah Nawaz Memon, Muhammad Hamid Sarwar Wattoo, Syed Ahmed Tirmizi, and Javed Iqbal. "Effect of stress on serum lipid levels in lady health visitors and housewives." Rawal Medical Journal 32 (2007), 41-44.


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Wattoo, Feroza Hamid, Muhammad Saleh Memon, Allah Nawaz Memon, Muhammad Hamid Sarwar Wattoo, Syed Ahmed Tirmizi, and Javed Iqbal. "Effect of stress on serum lipid levels in lady health visitors and housewives." Rawal Medical Journal 32.1 (2007), 41-44. Print.


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Wattoo, F. H., Memon, . M. S., Memon, . A. N., Wattoo, . M. H. S., Tirmizi, . S. A. & Iqbal, . J. (2007) Effect of stress on serum lipid levels in lady health visitors and housewives. Rawal Medical Journal, 32 (1), 41-44.


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