Socioeconomic status and education level are associated with dyslipidemia in adults not taking lipid-lowering medication: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socio-economic disparities account for changes in the lipid profile in developing countries. We aimed to investigate the association between blood lipids and socio-economic and educational strata in adults not taking lipid-lowering medications.

Methods

A cross-sectional, population-based study enrolled 1614 individuals not taking lipid-lowering medications. Sociodemographic characteristics, monthly income, education level and the number of consumer goods available at home were obtained and individuals were classified into five socio-economic categories. Blood lipids were obtained in fasting participants.

Results

In men, the higher the socio-economic or educational stratum, the higher the total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) and tri

SUBMITTER: Espirito Santo LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10575599 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature