A comparative study of the level of lipid parameter between construction worker and office employees

Abstract

The study was conducted on two group of 300 adults males their aged between 31-41 years, group one (150) are construction worker that require physical activity compared with group two(150) who are office employee where there work does not require physical activity. The study showed that the level of total cholesterol (TC) , low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c),Triglyceride(TG) and body mass index (BMI) is low among persons who work in construction works as comparison with persons who work in office. The study explored that the level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) among people male who work in construction works higher than it is in people who work in offices (p<0.001). From the study, it appears that the response of lipid parameter levels will differ between the construction worker and office employee.