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Some Haematological and Haemostatic Indexes in Young Semi-vegetarians in Sub-Sahara Africa
ISSN
2456-8414
Date Issued
2017-03-10
Author(s)
A. A. Adeyemi
Y. O. Makinde
O. A. Omolade
O. I. Ajayi
O. A. Awodu
A. A. Famodu
DOI
DOI: 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/31634
Abstract
Background: The protective power of vegetarian diet against diseases is not a hype but there is a
scarcity of information concerning the impact of semi-vegetarian meals on wellbeing, especially, in
young adults living in Africa.
Study Design: This study investigates the impact of semi-vegetarian diets on some
haematological and haemostatic indexes in young semi-vegetarians in a Seventh day Adventist
cohort in Nigeria.
Results: Packed Cell Volume (PCV), and Hemoglobin concentration (HB) Platelet count (PLT),
Prothrombin Time (PT), and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) of the subjects are significantly
higher than that of the controls (P<0.05), Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) is not significant inboth groups, and Plasma Fibrinogen Concentration (PFC) is significantly lower in the subjects than
in controls (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Semi-vegetarian diets may have a positive impact on cardiovascular and hemostatic
risk factors in young semi-vegetarians in Nigeria, and likely to be superior to omnivorous diets.
scarcity of information concerning the impact of semi-vegetarian meals on wellbeing, especially, in
young adults living in Africa.
Study Design: This study investigates the impact of semi-vegetarian diets on some
haematological and haemostatic indexes in young semi-vegetarians in a Seventh day Adventist
cohort in Nigeria.
Results: Packed Cell Volume (PCV), and Hemoglobin concentration (HB) Platelet count (PLT),
Prothrombin Time (PT), and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) of the subjects are significantly
higher than that of the controls (P<0.05), Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) is not significant inboth groups, and Plasma Fibrinogen Concentration (PFC) is significantly lower in the subjects than
in controls (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Semi-vegetarian diets may have a positive impact on cardiovascular and hemostatic
risk factors in young semi-vegetarians in Nigeria, and likely to be superior to omnivorous diets.
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