Dyslipidemia in rural areas of North China: prevalence, characteristics, and predictive value.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of cardiovascular disease has been increasing worldwide. As a common pathogenic risk factor, dyslipidemia played a great role in the incidence and progress of these diseases. We investigated to achieve accurate and up-to-date information on the prevalence of dyslipidemia and its associations with other lipid-related diseases in rural North China.

Methods

Using a complex, multistage, probability sampling design, we conducted a large-scale cross-sectional study of 8528 rural participants aged over 18 years in Shandong Province. Prevalence and characteristics of dyslipidemia were demonstrated. The odds ratios between dyslipidemia types and lipid-related diseases were further analyzed by logistic regression.

Results

Among the overall population,

SUBMITTER: Gao N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5020547 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature