Inuit Health Survey: Inuit Health in Transition and Resiliency ...
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• Blood lipids<br />
<strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> cl<strong>in</strong>ical data<br />
– Type <strong>and</strong> amount risk for heart disease<br />
• Total cholesterol – 59% high levels<br />
• LDL- cholesterol – 76% good levels<br />
• HDL- cholesterol – 68% good levels<br />
• Triglycerides – 72% good levels<br />
• High triglyceride levels <strong>and</strong> high waist<br />
circumference<br />
– 7.5 times higher risk of diabetes<br />
– Over 1/3 of Inuvialuit have both
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