Dyslipidaemia prevalence and associated risk factors in the United Arab Emirates: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To determine and describe the prevalence and pattern of dyslipidaemia and its associated risk factors among an adult Emirati population. DESIGN:Population-based, cross-sectional study. SETTING:Adults living in the Northern Emirates. PARTICIPANTS:824 adult participants (51.8% men, 48.2% women, mean age 42.8±13.4 years old). PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES:Fasting blood samples were collected, blood pressure and waist circumference were measured. RESULTS:The overall dyslipidaemia prevalence was 72.5%, with 42.8% of the participants showing high total cholesterol (TC) level, 29% showing high triglyceride (TG) level, 42.5% showing low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) level, 38.6% showing high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level and 72.3% showing high cholesterol r

SUBMITTER: Mahmoud I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6858122 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature