Prevalence and management of dyslipidemia in primary care practices in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the prevalence of dyslipidemia and to describe its management in Canadian primary care.

Design

Retrospective cohort study using primary care electronic medical record data.

Setting

Canada.

Participants

Adults aged 40 years or older who saw a Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network contributor between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2019.

Main outcome measures

Presence or absence of dyslipidemia as identified by a validated case definition and the treatment status of patients identified as having dyslipidemia based on having been prescribed a lipid-lowering agent (LLA).

Results

In total, 50.0% of the 773,081 patients 40 years of age or older who had had a primary care visit in 2018 or 2019 were identified as havi

SUBMITTER: Spohn O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11280621 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature