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Date of Award
1986
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department
Physical Education
First Advisor
J. Connor Sutton
First Committee Member
Margaret E. Ciccolella
Second Committee Member
S. Thomas Stubbs
Third Committee Member
Anne Funkhouser
Abstract
Atherosclerosis is a disease of the arteries and is defined as a form of arteriosclerosis in which fatty lesions called atheromatous plaques form on the intima of arteries. The formation of these plaques begins early, within the first two decades of life, and may be started by damage to the endothelial cells and intima of the artery walls (Guyton, 1981). A number of factors may cause the initial damage, including physical abrasion of the endothelium, abnormal substances in the blood or pulsating arterial pressure on the vessel wall (Guyton, 1981).
There is a growing body of epidemiologic, genetic, experimental, and clinical evidence to support the hypothesis that there is a cause and effect relationship between high blood levels of cholesterol and the development of atherosclerosis in humans.
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of exercise and diet in predicting the total cholesterol/high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (TC/HDL-C) ratio in college age males and females. Variables controlled for included age, gender, smoking, medication use, contraceptive use, hormone use and intense physical activity.
Pages
106
Recommended Citation
Rothschild, William F.. (1986). The relationship of exercise and diet to total cholesterol and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol college age males and females. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2114
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